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Creator
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State Laws
Sanitation: Effective January 1, 1986, employers who hire 6 or more migrant workers who are engaged in hand labor must provide sanitation facilities to their workers. Field staff are responsible for the inspection of "field sanitation" facilities and assure that those facilities are provided, kept clean and in sanitary condition.
Complaints: Field staff are responsible for the investigation of all complaints of apparent violations of the migrant law. Any person may file a complaint and it will be investigated. Unresolved complaints may be referred to the appropriate Federal or State enforcement agency.Migrant Labor Laws
Reporting System
Certification: Migrant Labor field staff are assigned a specific geographic area in which pre-occupancy inspections are performed. Each migrant camp must meet specific standards in order to qualify for certification. Certification is issued only after a determination is made by a field inspector that a migrant camp has met all standards required by state law.
Wisconsin's migrant labor laws require all migrant labor camps to be certified by DWD. Migrant labor contractors must apply and be certified, and migrant workers must receive a written recruiting disclosure statement and a migrant labor worker agreement. DWD staff conduct outreach to migrant seasonal farmworkers where they live and work to ensure they are receiving these protections and equitable access to services.
Work Agreements: Field staff are responsible for ensuring that migrant workers are provided with a Work Agreement. It is the responsibility of each inspector to explain to the migrant worker all aspects of that agreement and to assure that the employer who provides the agreement complies with all the terms and conditions of employment as outlined in that agreement and as required by law.Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers
Housing/Farm inspection System
outlines the duties of the Department regarding the enforcement and implementation of sections 103.90 to 103.97.
The Department is responsible for:
- Creating rules for enforcing and implementing these sections.
- Collaborating and forming agreements with state and federal departments or agencies to coordinate and enforce laws and programs that support migrant workers.
- Gathering, organizing, and submitting relevant data and information to the council on migrant labor.
- Investigating any complaints related to violations of these sections. This includes conducting inspections, questioning individuals, and examining records to determine if any violations have occurred.
- Enforcing these sections and any rules associated with them. The Department is expected to work alongside other state, federal, or local entities to ensure compliance.
This information is based on a law enacted in 1977.
Additionally, reference is made to Chapter DWD 301 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Migrant Labor/Health Rights Groups or Organizations
- Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) - Services for Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers, required by state
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services - COVID-19 recommendations
- Wisconsin Farmworkers Coallition - Resources
- Family Health - La Clinica
Available Migrant Health Centers in State
Migrant Health Centers