The California Department of Industrial Relations has established a toll-free number, 800/733-3899, to help the state's farm workers obtain information and assistance with labor law problems and concerns, DIR Director Lloyd W. Aubry, Jr., has announced. "The telephone number is part of an outreach effort undertaken by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement that will supplement, not replace, the service currently provided in local district offices," he said. "It will help us address the concerns that offices are not always located in places convenient for farm workers or open during hours that they can visit them."
According to State Labor Commissioner Victoria L. Bradshaw, the new service will be staffed with bilingual representatives of the divisions's Bureau of Field Enforcement from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone line is for the exclusive use of farm workers. It is intended to be a means for these workers to obtain information on available state and federal services, to find out how and where to file wage claims, to determine the best course of action for specific enforcement problems, and to notify the Division of problems encountered.
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