I am pleased that Senators WILLIAMS. NELSON. and METZENBAUM have joined me as cosponsors. The FLCRA was enacted in 1964 to curb abuses of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. whose working conditions have been characterized historically by low wages. protracted working hours and abysmal working conditions. In 1974. after testimony before the Congress showed that the act was not being effectively enforced and that migrant and seasonal workers continued to be exploited in agricultural employment. a number of amendments to broaden coverage and strengthen its enforcement were adopted. The Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act is still not a perfect law by any means. After 17 years it remains poorly enforced. and. by many accounts. is still widely evaded.