Records Relating to the Mexican Labor ("Bracero") Program, 1950–1964

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Records Relating to the Mexican Labor ("Bracero") Program, 1950–1964

1950-1964

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The records relate to employment of Mexican nationals as agricultural workers ("Braceros") in California under the Migrant Labor Agreement of 1951, which expired on December 31, 1964. The records document legal assistance provided to the Bureau of Employment Security, primarily regarding investigation and settlement of complaints and labor disputes. Some background information about agreement negotiation, policy and procedures, and statistical data is also included. The records consist of agreements, case files, correspondence, decisions and determinations, issuances, memorandums, and reports.

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National Archives at San Francisco

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National Archives at San Francisco

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Seasonal Farm Laborers Program

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The Seasonal Farm Laborers Program also known as the Bracero Programs were the result of a series of laws and diplomatic agreements, initiated on August 4, 1942, when the United States signed the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement with Mexico. For these farmworkers, the agreement guaranteed decent living conditions and a minimum wage, as well as protections from forced military service, and guaranteed that a part of wages was to be put into a private savings account in Mexico; it also allowed the impo...