Permanent Farm Labor Program: Hearings Before ..., 80-1 on S. 1334 ..., June 17, 18, and 19, 1947 |
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... employ 90 percent of the hired labor . The 2 farms in 10 which employ most of the hired workers also account for over two - thirds of total farm production . Many groups have represented to us the continuing need for such a farm - labor ...
... employ 90 percent of the hired labor . The 2 farms in 10 which employ most of the hired workers also account for over two - thirds of total farm production . Many groups have represented to us the continuing need for such a farm - labor ...
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... employ them . By cooperative action involving informational assistance , employers and workers can be stimulated to themselves solve many of their housing , medical and health problems . We interpret the intent of this section to limit ...
... employ them . By cooperative action involving informational assistance , employers and workers can be stimulated to themselves solve many of their housing , medical and health problems . We interpret the intent of this section to limit ...
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... employed . " The reasons for suggesting this change are that three - fourths of the persons performing agricultural labor are self - employed . They as well as hired workers should receive the benefits of the act . The definition of ...
... employed . " The reasons for suggesting this change are that three - fourths of the persons performing agricultural labor are self - employed . They as well as hired workers should receive the benefits of the act . The definition of ...
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... employed only in one area or by a single agricultural crop . It is generally estimated that agriculture in this country requires from 12 to 2 million nonlocal workers . In order to avoid unem- ployment and having a surplus of workers in ...
... employed only in one area or by a single agricultural crop . It is generally estimated that agriculture in this country requires from 12 to 2 million nonlocal workers . In order to avoid unem- ployment and having a surplus of workers in ...
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... employed principally by small growers in the areas which they serve . At present these farm labor supply centers house some 47,000 men , women , and children in 56 camps in 26 States in the United States . These camps are to be ...
... employed principally by small growers in the areas which they serve . At present these farm labor supply centers house some 47,000 men , women , and children in 56 camps in 26 States in the United States . These camps are to be ...
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Page 163 - Bureau shall investigate and report . . . upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life among all classes of our people...
Page 121 - In the enactment of the provisions of this title Congress declares as its intent and purpose that there shall be an effective job counseling and employment placement service for veterans, and that, to this end, policies shall be promulgated and administered, so as to provide for them the maximum of job opportunity in the field of gainful employment.
Page 3 - ... child-welfare services") for the protection and care of homeless, dependent, and neglected children, and children In danger of becoming delinquent, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, the sum of $1,500,000.
Page 166 - Committee recommended that all appropriate State and Federal agencies, as well as local community and Nation-wide groups, plan and carry through practical measures which will insure adequate housing, health, nutrition, welfare, and related services for migrants.
Page 117 - ... National Farm Labor Board shall have determined that such workers are needed in such area. As used in this section the term "farm labor" shall not include labor for packing, canning, freezing, drying, or other operations of a type generally performed other than in the operation of farms. The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to limit or interfere with any of the functions of the United States Employment Service or State public employment services with respect to maintaining a farm-placement...
Page 40 - I will ask to have it included in the record. The CHAIRMAN. It will be inserted in the record. (The...
Page 3 - No funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended directly or indirectly to fix, regulate, impose, or enforce collective-bargaining requirements, wage rates, housing standards, hours of work, or union membership with respect to agricultural workers.
Page 3 - The Secretary shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time the amounts to be paid to any State under this section and the time or times such amounts are to be paid : and the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the State at the time or times fixed by the Secretary the amounts so certified.
Page 2 - The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter called the "Secretary") is authorized and directed to make available through loans, purchases, or other operations, price support to cooperators for any crop of any basic agricultural commodity, if producers have not disapproved marketing quotas for such crop, at a level not in excess of 90 per centum of the parity price of the commodity nor less than...
Page 4 - agricultural employment" includes services or activities included within the provisions of section 3 (f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, or section 1426 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended...