Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
What makes someone a Migrant Farmworker or Seasonal Farmworker?
- You have been employed primarily in agricultural or farm-fishing labor for one full year
- Your work is frequently marked by periods of unemployment or under-employment
- (Migrant farmworker) Your work requires a residential stay at the job site
- (Seasonal farmworker) Your work does not require a residential stay at the job site
- Low income
Services and Support for Farmworkers:
- Education and training programs, GED attainment
- English as a Second Language classes
- Certifications
- Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate
- Skills assessments
- Job openings and places hiring near you
- Growing industries and occupations
- Resume writing
- Job-search assistance
- Career planning
- Financial literacy information
Employee Rights
Worker Rights – Wage and Hour Division Website
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Immigration and Nationality Act
National Human Trafficking Center Hotline
Report Unfair Visa-Related Employment Practices
Farm Worker Rights Flyer.pdf (dol.gov) (English & Spanish)
Arkansas State Monitor Advocate:
Ashley Farfan
[email protected]
Office: 501-682-1462
Cell: 501-913-6418
State – Find the nearest American Job Center
H-2A Program
Employee Rights under the H-2A Program (English) WHD1491Eng_H2A.pdf (dol.gov)
Employee Rights under the H-2A Program (Spanish) WHD1491Span_H2A.pdf (dol.gov)
H-2A Worker Rights Card (English) H2AEnglish.pdf (dol.gov)
H-2A Worker Rights Card (Spanish) H2ASpanish.pdf (dol.gov)
H-2B Program
Employee Rights under the H-2B Program (English) Employees Rights Under the H-2B Program (dol.gov)
Employee Rights under the H-2B Program (Spanish) Employees Rights Under the H-2B Program Spanish (dol.gov)
Job Search Engines
Additional Resources
Arkansas Human Development Corporation
Mexican Consulate in Little Rock
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
US Citizenship and Immigration Services – Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Workers
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – Foreign Agricultural Workers
