Submitted comprehensive reports on various phases of the problem and outlined effective remedies. Still little has been done by Federal authority. For example. there is virtually a complete vacuum in Federal housing legislation for the migrant and seasonal workers. State school facilities are often strained to provide minimum services and these efforts are poorly coordinated. In the case of health. the fact that migrants by the nature of their occupation cannot meet residence requirements. imposed by law or regulation. combines with their poverty to deny them care. In addition. as pointed out by the Presidents Commission on Migratory Labor. local governments are financially unable to pay the major share of health costs for this group. This factor. combined with the interstate nature of the problems involved. make it necessary. according to the Commission. for the Federal Government to share responsibility with the States in developing a health program for migrants. In view of the growing trend toward mechanization of agriculture and the increased risks to farm workers. the Commission also recommended that the Departments of Labor and Agriculture. in cooperation with State agencies. institute a safety program and that the Department of Labor take the initiative in assisting administrators of State labor laws to solve problems of applying workmens compensation to migratory farm workers. At the present time. only one State.
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