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The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) for migrant and seasonal farmworkers is currently authorized under Title I D Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, and is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of National Programs, National Farmworker Jobs Program. The National Farmworker Jobs Program is a nationally directed program created by Congress in response to the chronic seasonal unemployment and underemployment experienced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs). Since its inception with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the farmworker program has been an integral part of the national workforce strategy. The NFJP provides funding to assist migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families to achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing supportive services to them while they work in agriculture or by assisting them to acquire new job skills in occupations offering better pay and a more stable employment outlook. Intensive and Training Services enable farmworkers and family members to acquire skills that permit them to progress to stable employment outside of farmwork or to upgraded employment within agriculture. Farmworkers may access assistance from local One-Stop Centers as well as from the NFJP One-Stop partner. Through the NFJP, IMC provides employment services for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Illinois.
In the State of Illinois, the Illinois Human Resource Investment Council/ Illinois Workforce Investment Board (IHRIC/IWIB) is charged with responsibility for oversight of the state's Workforce Investment Act activities. IMC's Executive Director, Eloy Salazar, is a member of the IWIB.
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