Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Services

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 Local Workforce Development 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.

Career center staff and partners educate Florida farmworkers about available services. The State Monitor Advocate conducts on-site quality assurance visits to career centers to ensure the provision of an equitable level of services to the farmworker community.

Targeted employment services, including outreach, are provided to migrant and seasonal farmworkers under the Wagner-Peyser program..

Services provided to migrant and seasonal farmworkers through career centers include:

• Registration assistance
• Job search assistance and placement
• Testing
• Counseling
• Training opportunities
• Referrals to supportive services
• Job development
• Referrals to other organizations that serve migrant and seasonal farm workers
• Complaint resolution
• Farmworker rights and labor law information
• Outreach at work areas, housing, or other community areas

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

Read about your rights as a farmworker.

Contacts

• Local CareerSource Florida center 
• Local Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Outreach Specialist
• Florida's Farmworker Helpline 1-800-633-3572