AWI PROGRAMS

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

(Wagner-Peyser Act) Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

The United State Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration (USDOL, ETA), established equity and minimum services level standards for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs), which must be met by states.  The standards, designed to measure the level of equity and quality of services provided by a state to workers during the program year, are: 

In the basic labor exchange system, AWI assists Workforce Boards in operating an outreach and employment program for migrant and seasonal farm workers (MSFWs) in accordance with 20 CFR 653. Full-time, year-round, outreach workers conduct outreach activities in order to accomplish the maximum penetration into the farm worker population. Additionally, One-Stop Centers utilize other agency staff and volunteer workers to inform farm workers of the services available. The outreach services network is further supported by the state monitor advocate, who conducts on-site Quality Assurance visits of Florida’s significant one-stop centers to ensure that an equitable level of services is provided to the farm worker community.

Federal Program Regulations:

• 20 CFR 653 - Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs
• 20 CFR 651.10 - Definitions of Terms Used in Parts 651-658
• 20 CFR 653 Services of the Employment Service System
• 20 CFR 658--Administrative Provisions Governing the Job Service System
• 29 CFR 42.1 - General statement
• 29 CFR 42.20 - Regional Farm Labor Coordinated Enforcement Committee

Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFW) additional information:

• Program Information, Reports and Forms
• Resources
• State Guidance and Legislation

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