The Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (FLCRA) — P.L. 88-582 (September 7, 1964, as amended) — regulated the activities of farm labor contractors, that is, agents who recruit and are otherwise engaged in the transport, housing, and employment of migratory agricultural workers. Under FLCRA, farm labor contractors were required to secure certification through the

United States Department of Labor The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemploym ...

. Strengthened by amendment in 1974, the Act became a target of growing criticism and, in 1983, was

repealed A repeal (O.F. ''rapel'', modern ''rappel'', from ''rapeler'', ''rappeler'', revoke, ''re'' and ''appeler'', appeal) is the removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal; a repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law ...

and replaced with the

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA or MSPA) ( public lawbr>97-470 (January 14, 1983), codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1872, is the main federal law that protects farm workers in the United States and repealed and repl ...

(P.L. 97-470).

Amendment to 1963 Act

U.S. Congressional amendment to the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963.

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* * * {{cite web , url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=4616 , title=Gerald R. Ford: "Statement on Signing the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1974.," December 9, 1974 , author1=Peters, Gerhard , author2=Woolley, John T , work=The American Presidency Project , publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara 1964 in American law 88th United States Congress United States Department of Agriculture