date:Nov 06, 2012
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Ms Boswell says the new programme would encompass the best parts of the current program called H-2A but would be more affordable and flexible for the workers and the employers by offering an option of working under a contract or on an at will basis.
Right now it only encompasses four per cent of agricultural labour. It does not work for a grower who has a very short season or there are states that have a hard time allowing growers to build on the farm housing. Its very expensive and its