New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Applications for Migrant Labor Registration Certificates

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
The Department of Agriculture and Markets required all migrants to register. The labor certificates include name and address of registrant; farm worked; number of migrants needed; migrant's home state; employment dates; name and address of camp where housed; list of crops and type of work; wages paid by type of crop; charges to migrants including for meals, room, electricity, and transportation to New York State; and if migrants were covered by workmen's compensation or farmer's liability insurance.
Title
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets applications for migrant labor registration certificates
Quantity
1 cubic foot
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A0511
Creator
Arrangement

Rough alphabetical.

Administrative History

This series relates to the Department of Agriculture and Markets activities under the responsibility of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing.

Scope and Content Note

Applications for migrant labor registration certificates are required by the New York State Department of Labor and Department of Agriculture and Markets.

They provide information on: name and address of registrant; name of farm where migrants will work; number of migrants needed; migrants' home state; approximate dates of employment; name and address of camp where migrants will be housed; list of the chief crops, work to be done, and wage rates the migrants will be paid for each type of work on each crop; amount of charges, if any, migrants will pay for meals, room, electricity, transportation to New York State, and other charges; and whether migrants will be covered by workmen's compensation insurance or farmer's liability insurance. Each registrant must sign and keep the cerificate in his possession and display it upon request.

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