Compensating Farm Workers through Piece Rates: Implications on Harvest Costs and Worker Earnings: FE792/FE792, 2/2009

Fritz M. Roka

doi:10.32473/edis-fe792-2009

Vol. 2009 No. 2, Historical Fact Sheets

Vol. 2009 No. 2

Compensating Farm Workers through Piece Rates: Implications on Harvest Costs and Worker Earnings: FE792/FE792, 2/2009

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https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe792-2009

Published 2009-04-02

Fritz M. Roka⁺⁻

Fritz M. Roka

University of Florida

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Roka, Fritz M. 2009. “Compensating Farm Workers through Piece Rates: Implications on Harvest Costs and Worker Earnings: FE792 FE792, 2 2009”. EDIS 2009 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe792-2009.

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FE792, a 4-page fact sheet by Fritz M. Roka, explains how a piece rate payment system works and its implications on production costs and farm worker earnings. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, February 2009.

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References

Polopolus, L., R. Emerson, N. Chunkasut, and R. Chung. 1996. The Florida Citrus Harvest: Prevailing Wages, Labor Practices, and Implications. Final report to the Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security, Division of Labor, Employment and Training, Tallahassee, FL (297pp).

Roka, F.M. and R.E. Emerson. 1999. Piece rates, hourly wages, and daily farm worker income. Citrus and Vegetable Magazine (April):10-12.

USDOL. 2008. United States Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division website: http://www.dol.gov/eas/minwage/.

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