TEN25-10.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

2 The cost of registration for state monitor advocates or their designee will be paid by the ETA s Region 4 Office in Dallas. State monitor advocates or their designees no more than one person per state should register by completing the attached registration form and faxing it or scanning and emailing it to the ETA regional monitor advocate serving their state by March 4 2011. Any additional participants should be registered via the MAFO website www.mafofarmworker.com . 5. Action Requested . State administrators are requested to strongly encourage state monitor advocates and other staff involved with farmworker and One-stop services to attend the MAFO conference and the monitor advocate training. 6. Inquiries . Inquiries concerning this Training and Employment Notice should be directed to the ETA regional monitor advocate serving your state. A list of ETA regional monitor advocates and the states they serve is attached. 7. Attachments Attachment A State Monitor Advocate Registration Form Attachment B Monitor Advocate Professional Development Forum Attachment C National and Regional Monitor Advocates Contacts 3Attachment A STATE MONITOR ADVOCATE REGISTRATION FORM Monitor Advocate Training 2011 San Antonio Texas March 21-23 2011 Please PRINT. State monitor advocates or their designee no more than one person per state should register by completing this registration form and faxing it or scanning and emailing it to the ETA regional monitor advocate serving their state by March 4 2011. This will entitle them to full participation in the monitor advocate training and the MAFO National Farmworker Conference. Any additional participants in the MAFO conference should be registered via the MAFO website www.mafofarmworker.com . First Name Middle Initial Last Name Preferred Name for name badge Title Employer Department Phone Fax E-mail Preferred Mailing Address City State Zip Code Business Address City State Zip Code Attachment B United State Department of Labor Monitor Advocate Professional Development Forum Monday March 21 2011 A5 Pre-Filing for Job Orders Role of State The discussion will center on the states WIA Wagner Peyser and SMA responsibilities in processing and accepting job orders attached to H-2A applications as well as services to employers. Lead Person Francisco Cerda Get two different states MA to present their respective approach. 10 30 AM 12 00 PM A10 Impacting States Workforce Plans The State Monitor Advocates role in collaborating with state staff on the WIA and Wagner Peyser Act Plans in relation to outreach and provision of services to Migrants and Seasonal Farmworkers. Get two different states MA to present their respective approach. 1 00 PM 2 30 PM A15 H-2A Program Enforcement U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour staff will present and discuss their federal responsibility in the enforcement of Federal wage and hour protections for all farmworkers including H-2A workers. Lead Person Francisco Cerda Wage and Hour Staff 2 45 PM 4 15 PM Tuesday March 22 2011 B5 Human Trafficking in AMERICA Human trafficking and indentured servitude is still happening in America. Abuses often go unreported due to fear or lack of knowledge. In this session attendees will learn how to assist the Department of Justice DOJ in reporting conducting investigations and referring complaints to DOJ. Coordination and the enhancement outreach activities will also be discussed. Also two different community initiatives will present their programs or methods to address the impact of trafficking. TBD-DOJ Theresa Segovia invited Leonor Rosas UMOS Wisconsin - Lalo Maritza Morales Texas Human Trafficking Initiative Francisco Cerda 8 30 AM 10 00 AM B10 Enhancing Agricultural Employer and Employee Relationship The Texas Workforce Commission and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Bureau of Program Management Special Populations will present their respective approaches to enhancing the relationship between the agricultural employers and workers. Texas Francisco Cerda Juan Jos L pez Director Bureau of Program Management Special Populations Wisconsin Department of Work Development - Lalo 1 30 PM 3 00 PM B15 Connecting Farmworkers through Partnerships and Collaboration A discussion about connecting farmworkers to employers job and or workforce centers as well as other programs such as National Farmworker Job Program NFJP . Representatives from a Workforce Investment Board NFJP program and a Workforce Department will discuss their relationship and coordination of services. Lead Person Francisco Cerda 3 15 PM 4 45 PM 2 Wednesday March 23 2011 Inter-regional Pre-Harvest Meeting and Collaboration Regional MA work plans will be presented and discussed with the intention of developing better inter-regional coordination and services to farmworkers between Regional Monitor Advocates and will outline technical assistance needs that will enhance national wide services to farmworkers. 10 30 AM 12 00 PM ATTACHMENT C NATIONAL REGIONAL MAs CONTACTS MONITOR ADVOCATES TELEPHONE FAX EMAIL STATES DOL ETA NATIONAL OFFICE JUAN M. REGALADO 202 693-2661 regalado.juan dol.gov NATIONAL National Monitor Advocate Fax 202 693-3817 DOL ETA REGIONAL OFFICES REGION I BOSTON NEW YORK GEORGE J. KINCANNON 617 788-0135 Kincannon.George dol.gov CT MA ME NH Regional Monitor Advocate Fax 617 788-0125 NJ NY PR RI VT REGION 2 PHILADELPHIA DENNIS DOUGHERTY 215 861-4838 Dougherty.Dennis dol.gov DC DE MD PA Regional Monitor Advocate Fax 215 861-5260 VA WV REGION 3 ATLANTA TONI BUXTON 404 302-5367 Buxton.Toni dol.gov AL FL GA KY MS Regional Monitor Advocate Fax 404 302-5385 NC SC TN REGION 4 DALLAS JESUS MORALES 972 850-4616 Morales.Jesus dol.gov AR CO LA MT ND Regional Monitor Advocate Fax 972 850-4620 NM OK SD TX UT WY REGION 5 CHICAGO ERIC HERNANDEZ 312 -596-5419 Hernandez.Eric dol.gov IA IL IN KS MI Regional Monitor Advocate Fax 312 596-5401 MN MO NE OH WI REGION VI - SAN FRANCISCO DIANE WALTON 415 625-7924 Walton.Diane dol.gov AK AZ CA GUAM Regional Monitor Advocate Fax 415 625-7903 HI ID NV OR WA