MIGRANT & SEASONAL FARM WORKERS

The Colorado Department of Labor & Employment is required to administer an outreach program with bilingual (i.e. English/Spanish) staff because Colorado is designated as a significant Migrant and Seasonal Farm worker state, and the MSFW population is predominantly Spanish speaking.

The six significant MSFW Workforce Centers (Brighton, Greeley, Lamar, Monte Vista, Delta and Rocky Ford) provide quality employment services and referrals to migrant and seasonal farm workers.  MSFW outreach efforts are accomplished by personal contacts with  Migrant and Seasonal Farm workers to provide the full range of services such as full applications, counseling, testing, job training, referral to supportive service agencies and job placement.

Colorado Workforce Centers  provide Outreach Services to agricultural employers by effectively communicating information about services available through the One-Stop Career Centers by providing pre-occupancy housing inspections for agricultural growers, assisting employers in assessing their labor needs and making appropriate referrals to their job openings.  Staff provide pertinent information on the labor market; intrastate and interstate temporary agricultural worker recruitment requirements, including information on the Foreign Labor Certification process for the importation of foreign temporary agricultural workers.     

The State Contact for this program is: 

Larry Gallegos   
(303)318-8802 
e-mail: larry.gallegos@state.co.us 
CDLE Workforce Development Programs
633 17th St, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202-3660