Session #88 · 1963–65

Speech #880276975

Unscrupulous and Irresponsible crew leaders have been known to misrepresent wages. travel costs. available jobs. crop conditions. and exploit child labor. The bill would require crew leaders to register with the Secretary of Labor if they recruit 10 or more migratory laborers for interstate employment. They would also be required to give satisfactory proof of financial responsibility or proof of insurance covering liability for damages arising out of ownership or operation of any vehicle for the transportation of migrant workers. A certificate of registration may be denied. suspended or revoked if a contractor misrepresents terms of employment to workers or to farmers. fails to live up to commitments to workers or farmers. fails to comply with ICC regulations. and for other reasons spelled out in the bill. Crew leaders are required to disclose to workers terms of employment. including housing and wages. and to keep payroll records. While the bill is intended to correct the abuses which attend the present status of the crew leader. simple regulation and registration of the crew leaders is not enough to make a substantial change in the conditions of migrant workers. I have introduced other proposals dealing with migrant labor. such as measures for child day care. sanitation. education. the extension of child labor laws to migratory labor. and the establishment of a National Advisory Council on Migratory Labor. The migrant laborer should no longer be neglected. This bill is a belated recognition of his plight. We must also pass the other bills which have already been approved in the other body.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Victim Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM RYAN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
880276975
Paragraph
#1
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