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  • 2024-29026 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Criteria and Non-Criteria Agricultural Clearance Order Forms and H-2A Application for Temporary Employment Certification in States and by Employers Covered by Injunction of the Farmworker Protection
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 99908
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is requesting public comments on extending the use of several forms related to the H-2A visa program. This program allows U.S. agricultural employers to hire temporary foreign workers when no qualified U.S. workers are available. The forms in question help ensure that the hiring of foreign workers does not negatively impact wages or working conditions for U.S. workers. Comments on the proposed extension are encouraged and should be submitted by February 10, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Labor is asking people to share their thoughts on some forms that farmers use to bring workers from other countries to help with their crops. They're making sure that hiring these workers is fair and won't hurt local workers' pay or jobs.

  • 2021-00671 — Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Worker Programs
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 2689
    Reading Time:about 14 minutes

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the Secretary of State's agreement, has listed 81 countries whose nationals can participate in the H-2A visa program and 80 countries for the H-2B visa program for the coming year. Overstay rates, cooperation with the U.S. on immigration matters, and compliance with visa rules are key factors for these designations. Mongolia, Samoa, and Tonga have been removed from eligibility due to non-compliance issues, while the Philippines has been added to the H-2B list to address labor shortages for U.S. military projects in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. These designations are effective from January 19, 2021, to January 18, 2022.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Government decides which countries people can come from to work in the U.S. for a short time; this year, people from 81 countries can come to work on farms, and people from 80 countries can come to work in other jobs. Some countries were removed from the list because they didn't follow the rules, but the Philippines was added because there is a need for workers in certain places.