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Farmworker Services

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Farmworker Services

Background

A coalition of farmworker organizations and farmworkers filed a complaint against USDOL alleging discrimination and lack of enforcement of available protections. 

Background

Protections: • Basic working conditions• Pay• Housing• Transportation• FLC licensing• Disclosures and other

What is required?• Outreach Offices

20 CFR 653Services that are equal in qualityand proportionate in quantity to those services provided to non-farmworkers.

Identify farmworkers Provide access to the full range

of career and supportive services and be sensitive to their needs• Language access• Complaint system (20 CFR 658)• H2A (20 CFR 655)

Conduct outreach/provide services where they live work or gather.

Coordinate with other agencies Collect and report data Monitor compliance

• Monitor Advocate and Outreach Workers - job description.

IDOL Helpful Links

In other words…

Labor.idaho.gov/farmworkers

https://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/idl/JobSeekers/FarmWorkerServices.aspx

Labor.idaho.gov/complaints

https://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/idl/JobSeekers/Complaints.aspx

lmi.idaho.gov/farm-labor

https://lmi.idaho.gov/farm-labor

Other: https://icert.doleta.gov/

Farmworker Services

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