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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.