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An Assessment of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Situation in the United States. Volume I: Executive Summary and Conclusions.
InterAmerica Research Associates, Washington, DC. – 1976
From August 1975 to January 1976, a study was conducted to provide an assessment of the migrant and seasonal farmworker situation. Inquiry was along the topic divisions of demographics, employment and manpower, housing, education, health, supportive services, economic development, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) 303 and other…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Laborers, Ancillary Services, Coordination
An Assessment of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Situation in the United States. Volume II: Findings.
InterAmerica Research Associates, Washington, DC. – 1976
An immediate assessment of the migrant and seasonal farmworker situation was conducted between August 1975 and January 1976. The assessment described the elements affecting these farmworkers; discussed current and projected changes in migration patterns; analyzed the effects of inflation and of changes in agricultural demand and production on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Ancillary Services, Court Litigation, Demography
Hired Farmworkers: Background and Trends for the Eighties. Rural Development Research Report Number 32.
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Smith, Leslie Whitener; Coltrane, Robert – 1981
Farmers and their families continue to provide the largest proportion of agricultural labor, but hired farmworkers are increasingly supplying a greater part of farm employment. This trend is expected to continue in the eighties with the hired labor proportion gradually increasing. Better information, including crucial individual state data on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Compensation (Remuneration), Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns