Information for MassHire Career Center Staff
The MassHire Department of Career Services (MDCS) and the Department of Labor Standards (DLS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, administer the Agricultural Prevailing Wage and Prevailing Practice Surveys. The survey is primarily administered by the DLS’s Statistics Program with MDCS's oversight. The results of the survey are used for the implementation of the Agricultural Recruitment System and H-2A Visa Program. In particular, the data assists in ensuring that both U.S. and foreign workers receive fair and equitable treatment. These surveys are the building blocks by which wages and benefits levels are determined for the agricultural workforce. Click here for more information about the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program.
If you have any questions about the Agricultural Prevailing Wage, Job Orders, or the H-2A Visa Program, please contact:
Jose Ocasio, State Monitor Advocate
(617) 626-5587
jocasio@detma.org
Resources:
- Migrant Seasonal Farmworker and Unified Workforce Investment Complaint System Training Sessions Updated 5-8-15
- Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers 2015-04-30
- Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker Desk Aid
- Agricultural Recruitment System-workers' Brochure 2012
- Foreign Labor Certification Programs 2012
- Unified Workforce Investment Complaint System
- Quick Reference Guide 2012
Handout 2012 - Equal Opportunity Complaint Guidelines
- Agricultural Job Orders Options
- Farms and Workers 2012 USDA
- Field Sanitation Requirements
- Major Agricultural Laws - 2015
- Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker Identification Chart