(a) Under the leadership of the ESA Regional Administrator, each
region shall establish a Regional Farm Labor Coordinated Enforcement
Committee (Regional Committee), including representatives of ESA, OSHA,
ETA (the Regional MSFW Monitor Advocate), and the Office of the Regional
Solicitor.
(b) The Regional Committee shall be headed by the Regional
Administrator of ESA.
(c) The Regional Committee shall:
(1) Meet regularly on at least a quarterly basis;
(2) Exchange information on enforcement activities, including
complaint/directed action logs developed by the DOL subagencies;
(3) Develop a written coordinated enforcement strategy specifying
for the region all information which the Regional Committee believes
will be helpful to the National Committee in formulating the annual
coordination plan. This strategy shall include at a minimum all
information called for by Sec. 42.8 for the region, taking into account
particular conditions in the region (e.g., the seasonality of the farm
labor population). Once it is reviewed by the National Committee and
appropriately revised, the regional offices of ESA, ETA, and OSHA shall
follow the enforcement strategy for the year, with revisions as needed
by changing circumstances during the year. The National Committee shall
be advised of any such revisions;
(4) Maintain contacts with State agencies, farm labor groups,
growers, and other interested parties; and
(5) Coordinate cross-training of enforcement personnel within the
region.
(d) There shall be a regional committee staff level working group in
each region consisting of regional staff representatives from ESA, ETA,
OSHA, the Office of the Regional Solicitor, and OSHA State Farm Labor
Coordinators within that region. This working group shall meet at least
monthly.
(e) The designated Farm Labor Specialist (ESA), Farm Labor Regional
Coordinators (OSHA), and MSFW Monitor Advocates (USES) in each region
shall be available to provide staff support to the Regional Committees.
(f) To facilitate coordination with farm labor groups and growers in
each region, the respective Regional Committee shall hold an annual
public meeting, transcribe or recorded at the option of the Regional
Committee, which shall be:
(1) Publicized to all appropriate migrant farmworker and grower
associations in the region;
(2) Conducted by the director of the Regional Committee with other
DOL agency representatives participating as necessary; and
(3) Opened to all members of the public.
(g) The Regional Committee shall conduct and cooperate with the
National Committee in order to develop, implement and ensure the uniform
and effective application of coordinated enforcement efforts.
