Agricultural Services Program is an outreach and employment program for Florida's migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Services

One-Stop Career Centers provide the following services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers:

  • Job search assistance and placement
  • Registration assistance
  • Testing
  • Counseling
  • Training opportunities
  • Referrals to supportive services
  • Job development
  • Referrals to other organizations that serve migrant and seasonal farm workers
  • Complaint resolution
  • Farm worker rights and labor law information

Contact your local One-Stop Career Center or the nearest Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Outreach Specialist for more information.

Read the Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers fact sheet. (English | Español | Kreyól)

Florida’s Toll Free Farmworker Helpline

Report concerns about agricultural working conditions, safety, pay, living conditions, and discriminatory employment practices through Florida’s toll-free Farmworker Helpline at 1-800-633-3572.

Agricultural Employer Services

One-Stop Career Centers offer services to agricultural employers such as assistance with mass employee recruitments.  Contact your local One-Stop Career Center or the nearest Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Outreach Specialist for more information.

Program History

The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration established equitable and minimum service level standards for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity assists Regional Workforce Boards in operating an outreach and employment program for migrant and seasonal farmworkers in accordance with 20 CFR 653. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Outreach workers conduct outreach activities all year throughout the state.

One-Stop Career Center staff and volunteers educate Florida farmworkers about available services. The State Monitor Advocate conducts on-site quality assurance visits to Florida’s One-Stop Centers to ensure the provision of an equitable level of services to the farmworker community.

Federal Resources

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration's Migrant & Seasonal Farm Workers Homepage

Find information about job training and employment assistance for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

Review basic information about the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

Monitor Advocate National Directory

Contact your State Monitor Advocate.

Agricultural Workers' Rights and Responsibilities Posters

Agricultural employers, farm labor contractors and agricultural associations who employ migrant or seasonal agricultural workers must post the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act Poster.

Florida Resources

Florida Department of Education Title I Migrant Education Program

Find out about educational programs for migrant children (ages 3-21).

Adult Migrant Education 167 Program - Florida Department of Education

Find out about educational programs for migrant adults.

Agricultural Farm Labor Compliance - Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation

The Farm Labor Program protects Florida farmworkers from harmful work situations and exploitation through a system of compliance and enforcement.

Title XXXI Florida Statutes (2010) Labor

Review Florida labor law relevant to migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

Migrant Farmworker Housing Inspections - Florida Department of Health

Learn about Florida's Migrant Farmworker Housing program.

Contacts

  • Marisela Ruiz

    Monitor Advocate
    (850) 921-3207
    Fax: (850) 921-3308
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