{"id":67,"date":"2020-04-14T19:09:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T19:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2025-08-21T18:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:32:51","slug":"migrant-labor-camps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/migrant-labor-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant Labor Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Permitting and Inspection<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migrant Labor Camps are permitted and inspected under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Migrant Labor Camps.\u00a0 Inspections of these facilities focus on water supply, sewage disposal, housing, and garbage pick-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/06\/Migrant-Labor-Camp-Permit-Application_PDSHD-2020.6.11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Migrant Labor Camp Permit Application<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/06\/MLC-FAQ-2020.6.11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To apply for a Migrant Labor Camp please contact your local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/pittsylvania-danville\/environmental-health\/\">Environmental Health Department<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Regulations and Statutes<\/h2>\n<p>The standards which govern migrant labor camps in Virginia span both state and federal regulation. In addition to meeting Virginia Regulations, migrant labor camps are permitted utilizing either the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Housing Standards listed below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VDH:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/environmental-health-services\/migrant-labor-camps\/\">Migrant Labor Camps<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Code of Virginia:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacodefull\/title32.1\/chapter6\/article6\/\">Migrant Labor Camps (\u00a732.1-203 thru 211)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Virginia Regulations:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter501\/\">Rules and Regulations Governing the Construction and Maintenance of Migrant Labor Camps (12VAC5-501 et seq.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>OSHA Housing Standards: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/laws-regs\/regulations\/standardnumber\/1910\/1910.142\">29 CFR\u00a0 \u00a71910.142<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ETA Housing Standards: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/cgi-bin\/text-idx?mc=true&amp;node=pt20.3.654&amp;rgn=div5#sp20.3.654.e\">20 CFR \u00a7654<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional service regarding Migrant Labor Camps, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiaworks.gov\/im-an-employer\/agriculture-and-foreign-labor-certification\/\">Virginia Works Agriculture and Foreign Labor Certification <\/a>website.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Permitting and Inspection Migrant Labor Camps are permitted and inspected under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Migrant Labor Camps.\u00a0 Inspections of these facilities focus on water supply, sewage disposal, housing, and garbage pick-up. 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