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- Program-Specific Requirements for Wagner-Peyser Program (Employment Services)
All Program-Specific Requirements provided for the WIOA core programs in this section must be addressed for either a Unified or Combined State Plan.
e. 3. An assessment of the unique needs of farmworkers means summarizing Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker (MSFW) characteristics (including if they are predominantly from certain countries, what language(s) they speak, the approximate number of MSFWs in the State during peak season and during low season, and whether they tend to be migrant, seasonal, or year-round farmworkers). This information must take into account data supplied by WIOA Section 167 National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) grantees, other MSFW organizations, employer organizations, and State and/or Federal agency data sources such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration
Current Narrative:
During Program Year 2022 (July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023), the number of MSFWs that the State’s outreach program was able to locate through outreach efforts was 1,408. The majority of these farmworkers contacts are migrant farmworkers. During peak planting and harvesting periods in the State, DWD, NFJP and other partner agencies report that the population is estimated at 12,000 workers. MSFWs in Indiana are predominantly from Mexico, with an increasing number of workers from Haiti and South Africa. MSFWs from Mexico and Haiti speak Spanish and Creole, and those from South Africa speak English.