Steve Bauer

Migrant Labor Representative

Minnesota WorkForce Center-Job Service

1649 W. Main St.

Albert Lea, MN 56007

(507) 379-3409

sbauer@ngwmail.des.state.mn.us

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Program
(Entercambio de información para trabajadores migrantes)

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development offers a Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Program in designated WorkForce Centers. This program specializes in providing assistance to job seekers seeking to obtain work in agricultural and non-agricultural employment and to employers looking for these job seekers.

Located in designated WorkForce Centers is a Migrant Labor Representative available to provide information on:

• Job order listings with the WorkForce Centers (for job seekers) or creating a skills-based job order and listing it with the WorkForce Centers (for employers).

• Interstate and intrastate clearance orders.

• Federal/state farm labor compliance regulations.

• Mediation/interpreter services.

• Liaison between MSFWs and MSFW service providers.

• Job training opportunities.

The Migrant Labor Representative initiates outreach/contact with migrant seasonal farmworkers and with employers to explain the services/resources available. The Migrant Labor Representative is knowledgeable of the available nonagricultural and agricultural employment in the area.

• To find a Migrant Labor Representative, see Significant Office Directory/Información para Trabajadores.

• Read about Education, Training, Health and Legal Services for migrant seasonal farmworkers.

• Second Language Forms for Unemployment Insurance

• See Other Services for migrant seasonal farmworkers.

For more information, contact:

Gloria Bostic
State Monitor Advocate/Consumer Affairs Specialist (Se habla español)
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
1st National Bank Bldg
St. Paul, MN. 55101
(651) 296-2162

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