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NAWS
Reports on Farmworker Demographics
Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey
(NAWS) 2001 - 2002.
A Demographic and Employment Profile of
United States Farm
Workers. U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Office of Programmatic Policy, Research Report No. 9.
March 2005.
For previous reports, please
click here.
USDA
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) Reports
The USDA NASS
quarterly report on farm labor includes the survey of farm wages on
which the DOL bases its H-2A adverse effect wage rate. All
NASS reports are available free
of charge on the internet. The most recent National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports on hired farmworkers
are
available here.
Bracero Workers
Information about
the Bracero Program can be found on these webpages:
·
Centro
de Trabajadores Agricolas Fronterizos (CTAF) / Sin Fronteras
Organizing Project
Also check out
their page on
Braceros.
·
The
Smithsonian's Bracero History Project
·
The
law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein is handling a class
action for Braceros who are trying to recoup lost wages. There is
more information on
their website.
Legislation
Congress's Website "Thomas" allows you to read this proposed legislation and other materials. To go
to the page that leads you to legislation and other materials, click
on the following address:
http://thomas.loc.gov
Reports and News on
Immigration and Labor Rights addressing Farmworkers
·
Commission for
Labor Cooperation
·
The
Pineros/Men of the Pines,
by Tom Knudson and Hector Amezcua, the Sacramento Bee, November
2005
·
Rural
Migration News at the
University
of California, Davis
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Sarasota/Manatee
Farmworker Supporters
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Department of Labor wage and hour information
·
Department of
Labor state minimum wage information
For
links to other organizations please see
our Links page.
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