Mr. President. I am pleased to cosponsor the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) with Senator HATCH. This bill will replace the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (FLCRA) which was enacted in 1964 and amended several times thereafter. The purpose of this bill is to regulate the activities of farm labor contractors and to shield migrant and seasonal farmworkers from those crew leaders who are unscrupulous. We believe that this legislation Is still needed because abuses of migrant and seasonal farmworkers continue despite unceasing efforts by the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of the act and guarantee its protections to farmworkers. We feel it is critical that farmworkers continue despite unceasing efforts by the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of the act and guarantee its protections to farmworkera. We feel it is critical that farmworkers be afforded all the protections of the law. at the same time we are convinced that farmers and other agricultural processors and producers who treat their employees fairly should be free from harassment and Government intervention in their businesses. The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act is designed to accomplish Just that. This bill is the result of a compromise worked out by farmworker representatives and employer representatives. It has been the subject of negotiations for over a year.
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