QUESTION
How is the migrant job bank supporting work-eligible individuals?
2:55:32
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5 min
City agencies are collaborating with the state to connect work-eligible individuals to the migrant job bank, ensuring access to job resources and support for non-English speakers.
- City works closely with the State Department of Labor to direct work-eligible individuals to job resources.
- An outreach campaign for the job bank includes efforts in multiple languages to accommodate non-English speakers.
- Nonprofit providers and contracted services support migrants with workforce development and advocacy for work authorization.
- In-person support at Department of Labor and SBS Workforce 1 centers includes services like resume building.
- Workforce 1 centers rely on federal funding and have integrated job connection services into their offerings.
Alexa Avilés
2:55:32
In terms of So on the workforce front, we've heard Governor Holcomb's executive budget includes the creation of this migrant job job bank with over 18,000 open position from nearly 400 companies.
2:55:49
75% of these open positions would be in New York City.
2:55:54
Part of me, 75 of the open positions will be in New York City, and 24% would be in the food and hospitality industry.
2:56:03
These jobs, however, only apply to those with work or authorization.
2:56:10
Have you are you aware of this migrant job bank?
2:56:17
In this program and what has been your interaction?
Molly Schaeffer
2:56:21
Yeah.
2:56:22
So that's what I was talking about in terms of the state Department of Labor.
2:56:25
We're working really hand in hand with them to ensure that as we get folks along the pathway to work, as we're identifying who's either work eligible or almost work eligible.
2:56:35
We're directing them to the State Department of Labor or SBS depending on we have a sharing agreement to then get connected to the job resources that the state and the city both collectively have so we can get people connected to work.
Alexa Avilés
2:56:50
So is there an outreach campaign that will be associated with the job bank and this work?
Molly Schaeffer
2:56:57
So I can't speak for the state.
2:56:59
They do have a website for the job fair program or sorry, the job program, and they've been doing a fair amount of work on that.
Alexa Avilés
2:57:08
And do you know if any outreach is gonna be done in additional languages?
2:57:14
Have you seen any additional language outreach?
Molly Schaeffer
2:57:17
I mean, they've been working with our individuals who, as you know, come up from a span of different countries and have a span of different language needs.
2:57:28
And so they've been working with folks in all different types of languages, just as our SBS folks have to.
Alexa Avilés
2:57:33
Got it.
2:57:34
And and how migrants be informed about their rights?
2:57:39
If so, is this work incorporated?
2:57:42
And how will the information be disseminated?
Molly Schaeffer
2:57:45
So I'm gonna defer to my colleague over here.
Manuel Castro
2:57:49
Hey.
2:57:49
Yes.
2:57:50
Thank you, Molly.
2:57:52
We'll certainly promote all of these programs through our nonprofit providers.
2:57:58
Some of our providers who are serving as navigation sites do provide as part of their contracted work, workforce development services.
2:58:10
Which includes working closely with folks in the informal sector.
2:58:14
This is actually one of the work streams that Oahu, Moiya, and and others are are working on closely together.
2:58:23
Recent recent weeks, we've began conversations about how to support those folks who are entering the informal economy and not just wait until folks get work work authorization.
2:58:35
But obviously, you know, the the path to work authorization is is still very fussy.
2:58:42
Right?
2:58:43
It for some, it takes very long time.
2:58:46
And so we are really this is part of our advocacy to get the federal government to redesignate TPS so that the pathway to work authorization is shortened.
2:58:59
And so, yes, we're working with some of the immigrant workers' interests currently, and some of them are are nonprofit providers, but we want to continue to spend that work because it's it's a very important work stream for our new strategic approach.
Alexa Avilés
2:59:16
And are these gonna are these all computer based?
2:59:20
Is there any system in place to support those that might not be so tech Sami, but are qualified to apply for some of these jobs.
2:59:29
Like, where will people do that?
Molly Schaeffer
2:59:33
So that's why we're connecting them to either the Department of Labor's Centers or to the SBS workforce one center is because that is a in in person process where they can give them the supports they need, including like resume building, etcetera.
2:59:48
And then connect them to jobs that are coming that are available and sort of assess every individual's need that way.
Alexa Avilés
2:59:58
So excuse me if I've missed this.
3:00:00
But for let's say, for the workforce 1 centers, are they receiving a contract for this specific work?
3:00:06
Additional contract or is this additional work that they're supposed to do within their current contracts?
Molly Schaeffer
3:00:13
So workforce 1 centers get a lot of federal dollars.
3:00:16
So that's also supporting this.
3:00:17
I'd have to defer to them and exactly how they're funding this, but this is something that they've taken on over the last couple of months.
Alexa Avilés
3:00:31
Thank you.
3:00:32
Thank you.
3:00:34
We've gone through a lot.
3:00:43
Okay.
3:00:43
Good.