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Virginia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Richmond. – 1983
The living and working conditions of migrant farmworkers on the Eastern Shore of Virginia have been described as deplorable and possibly the worst in the nation. At the same time, growers in this region have complained of duplication, even triplication, of federal and state regulations designed to improve living and working conditions of these…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Federal Programs, Living Standards, Migrant Education
MCQUERY, ELTON K. – 1960
A CONFERENCE ON MIGRATORY LABOR WAS HELD IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA ON APRIL 10-13, 1960 TO WHICH OFFICIALS FROM TWELVE WESTERN STATES WERE INVITED. HEADS OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE, CHAIRMEN OF STATE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES WHICH DEAL WITH LEGISLATION IN THESE FIELDS, OTHER LEGISLATIVE LEADERS,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agriculture, Employment Services, Family Health
Colorado State General Assembly, Denver. Legislative Council. – 1970
Updating the findings reported in Colorado Legislative Publication No. 72, "Migratory Labor in Colorado," published in December of 1962, this 1970 staff report describes existing economic conditions of both growers and seasonal farm workers, governmental and private services available to the migrants, and some of the major migrant issues…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Family Life, Farmers, Federal Programs
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