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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/