Migrant Seasonal Farm Workers
Workforce Solutions provides priority of service to job seekers who identify themselves as a Migrant or Seasonal Farm Worker. Visit any of our five WFS Offices and notify our Workforce Solutions Staff upon arrival.
Whether it is to broaden your education or find employment, we pride ourselves in serving the American farm Worker population. Workforce Solutions proudly partners with the Motivation Education and Training (MET) organization to ensure that the needs of Migrants in our area are met.
Resources
MSFW Consumer Education Guide
The MSFW Consumer Education Guide is a convenient booklet that provides an overview of community partners that can provide services and much more.
Link:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers different pathway opportunities for students and recent graduates to work in the agricultural, science, technology, math, environmental, management, business and many other fields. USDA offers internships to students and recent graduates to help them to excel in their chosen fields. This section provides more information on the different ways you might qualify and various pathways that are available.
Links:
- https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/careers/usda-pathways-programs
- How to Apply For Federal Jobs
- What Is The Recent Graduate Program Youtube Video
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This section provides guidance from CDC to agriculture employers and employees to protect them from COVID-19.
Link:
Department of Labor
Below you will find information on guidelines that have been established by the Department of Labor to eliminate or reduced the risk of COVID-19 spread in shared housing while working in agriculture.
Child Labor Bulletin 102 makes reference to laws that were created to protect the rights and ensure the well-being of young agriculture workers.
Links:
- https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/workers-in-shared-housing.html
- https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/childlabor102.pdf
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This section provides information on guidelines that have been established by OSHA on the use of face coverings while working in hot and humid conditions.
Link:
From the fields to the classroom: Inside the lives of U.S. agriculture's youngest workers
Working in agriculture fields can be very challenging due to the uncertainties and the harsh conditions contributing to long hours of work and the physical demands. Below you will find a news story about two sisters that are going through a difficult situation that serves as an inspiration to other agriculture workers that are facing similar challenges.
Link:
