MADISON – Each year, Wisconsin welcomes approximately 5,000 seasonal agricultural migrant workers to the state to help plant, harvest, and package the wide variety of agricultural products Wisconsin has to offer.
This International Migrants Day, celebrated annually on December 18, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is highlighting programs and protections for migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Wisconsin, including DWD’s work to administer state and federal regulations for seasonal agricultural labor in the state.
“Wisconsin is one of the few states in the nation with state laws providing additional protections for migrant workers employed in seasonal agricultural work,” DWD Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek said. “I’m proud of our agency’s efforts to ensure that migrant workers who come to Wisconsin are protected. The contributions of this essential workforce to Wisconsin’s economy and our communities cannot be overstated.”
Seasonal agricultural migrant workers in Wisconsin travel from their primary residence and come to Wisconsin for not more than 10 months. In Wisconsin, most migrant workers travel from Texas and Mexico; there are families and generations of workers who come and work for the same employers year after year.
They work alongside local Wisconsin residents and provide the workforce that small and larger agricultural employers need to be successful. Migrant farmworkers are a vital part of how food gets from Wisconsin’s fields to tables...
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