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TitleMigratory labor in New Jersey - 1960

Date Created1960

DescriptionThis March 2, 1961, report consists of statistical figures of migratory labor in New Jersey during 1960. Figures were collected from various official sources, and include a comparison of migrant...

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TitleCosts and facilities provided Puerto Rican farm workers in New Jersey (A.E. 233)

AuthorAines, Ronald O.

Date Created1959

Description'During the late summer and fall of 1958, a research study of the total cost of Puerto Rican farm workers to New Jersey farmers was carried out by the Department of Agricultural Economics. A large...

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TitleStatement of support from the Consumers League of New Jersey for Senate Bill 1945 regarding restrictions on migrant labor

Date Created1961

DescriptionMrs. Arthur Hawkins, president of the Consumers League of New Jersey, submits a statement to The Honorable B. Everett Jordan, Chairman of the Subcommittee on General Legislation and Agricultural...

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TitleA Bittersweet Story from the Farm Front from WDL News

Date Created1959

DescriptionThis article from the Workers Defense League newsletter describes organizing among Puerto Rican farm workers over wages and working conditions. The Workers Defense League, founded in 1936 by Norman...

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TitleMigrant deaths, 1962-1965

Date Created1962-1965

DescriptionThis memorandum from Dick Hogarty of the New Jersey Office of Economic Opportunity, lists in chronological order the deaths of various migrant workers throughout New Jersey from 1962 to 1965. The...

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TitlePlight of British West Indian and Bahamian Migrants

Date Created1959

DescriptionThis unpublished report by the Workers Defense League describes poor wages, working conditions, and housing among British West Indian and Bahamian contract workers on New Jersey farms. It compares...