National Migrant Advocacy Training Conference
November 12-16, 2002 * Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conference Overview
The representation of migrant and seasonal farmworkers presents unique and difficult challenges. Advocates who work
on behalf of farmworkers must be knowledgeable about a wide variety of legal issues with which most legal services or
other public interest advocates have little familiarity. Farmworker representation also requires special skills and
techniques to address the physical, social and cultural isolation of these clients.
Training in farmworker law is critical to the migrant advocate: to learn the status of the law, to hear about new
approaches to legal representation, and to take a "refresher" regarding issues in this unique area of the law.
The National Migrant Advocacy Training Conference will afford migrant legal advocates and those interested in migrant
advocacy the opportunity to obtain solid and intensive training on issues that are of critical importance to the
representation of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Participants in the training will:
- Attend a wide variety of well-planned sessions led or facilitated by some of the most experienced migrant advocates
in the United States
- Share ideas with other migrant advocates from around the country, both in the workshop sessions and in informal
settings
- Hear and learn from national experts from outside the migrant advocacy community on topics of importance to
farmworker representation
- Enjoy rewarding and productive networking opportunities, including a Friday night reception and Dine-A-Round for
all conference participants
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Who should attend?
Farmworker advocates; Legal Services Attorneys; Paralegals; Outreach Workers and other legal advocates from the Civil
Rights, Racial Justice, Religious Organizing, Health Care, Housing, Human Services, Immigration communities; Litigation
and Executive Directors of programs that impact their migrant community.
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Training Sessions for New Staff
The sessions will provide an overview of important issues for new staff, persons with limited experience in farmworker
representation, or those who would like a refresher course in basic farmworker law.
Workshop Sessions
(Subject to some changes)
Skills / Practice Areas
- Meeting the Special Challenges of Representing Workers Who Migrate
- Securing a Remedy: Damages and Injunctive Relief for Agricultural Workers
- Structuring and Conducting an Agricultural Worker Lawsuit: Part I Framing the Case and Getting Into Court
- Structuring and Conducting An Agricultural Worker Lawsuit: Part II, Winning through Discovery
- Representing Victims of Trafficking
- Maximizing the Impact of an Agricultural Worker Practice: Multiple Party Litigation, Representing Community Groups,
and Other Ways to Expand Your Reach
- How to Be an Effective Advocate Within the LSC Restrictions
- Avoiding Ethical Potholes on the Road to Working with Multiple Clients, Community Groups and Co-Counseling
- Conducting Effective Outreach and Client Community Education
- Negotiations Settlements in Farmworker Litigation
- In the Trenches: Conducting Effective Factual Investigations in Farmworker Cases
Labor Law Sessions: Wages, Working Conditions and Employment Relationships
- Recent Developments in the Law of Employment Relationships
- Advanced Seminar on Pay and Record-keeping Issues
- Implementing the Broad Scope of the “Working Arrangement” Under the AWPA
- Creative Strategies for Addressing Labor Subcontracting
- Current Legislative and Caselaw Developments Affecting Farmworkers
Immigration and International Labor Law
- Litigation and advocacy on behalf of H-2A workers: Parts 1 and 2
- H-2B Program Roundtable Discussion
- Representing undocumented workers after Hoffman Plastic Compounds
- Utilizing international law and trade policy to protect transnational farmworkers
Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Law
- Sexual Harassment in the Fields and Packing Sheds
- Retaliation, Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge
Housing
- Fair Housing, Civil Rights and Farmworkers
- Enforcement of Decent Conditions in Farmworker Housing
Occupational Safety and Health
- Improving Occupational Health and Safety for Farmworkers
- Attacking the Pesticide Problem Using Litigation and Advocacy
- Overcoming the Barriers to Effective Utilization of the Workers Compensation System
- Tackling Ergonomic Problems in the Absence of an OSHA Standard
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Travel Information
Special Airfare discounts of up to 10 percent are available with Midwest Express, United, Southwest, Continental and
Northwest. Fares on all carriers are subject to airline terms and availability.
The Milwaukee International Airport is 10 miles / 20 minutes away from the Hilton Hotel. You may make arrangements
with Airport Connections shuttle service at (414) 769-2444 for $9.50 on-way / $18 round trip or take a taxi for
approximately $22.
Rental Car Information
Avis will extend the rates of $39.99 to $62.99 (or 5 percent discount on a lower qualifying rate) to the participants
of this conference. These special rates include unlimited mileage. To make reservations, call Avis toll-free at
(800) 331-1600 and refer to reservation code # J789524.
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