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Migrant Labor…A Human Problem

Author: Federal Interagency Committee on Migrant Labor
Date Published: 1947


This U.S. government committee report overviews the problems that migrants experience and recommends that federal, state, and local action be taken to improve the present conditions. The second section of the report consists of detailed recommendations of action, including: legislation and regulation; public action; employer and migrant participation; decrease the need for migrant workers; more adequate information; recruitment and placement of migrant workers; housing, health, nutrition, welfare related services; and child labor and education. The remainder of the booklet contains background discussions and appendixes.

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