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Agricultural Guest Workers Recruitment OrganizationAbout
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- Additional Info:On
June 16, 2016, BBB was made aware of a business operating in the Spokane area
called Agricultural Guest Workers Recruitment Organization or AGWRO. The
organization claims to have started in 1988 by Glen Bell, Jr. to assist US
Farms in the recruitment of foreign workers and to provide immigration
services. They claim to assist individuals from all over the world in settling
across the USA.
BBB
could not locate a required business license or registration with Washington’s
Department of Revenue or Secretary of State. The address provided is a
Holiday Inn Express. The pictures on their website of their contacts - http://agriculturaloverseaslabor.webs.com/our-contacts
are not real. For example, the photo shown of Glen Bell Jr. is actually a
picture of William Underwood, President of Mercer University.
BBB
reached out to this organization in order to find out more information about
them. To date, BBB has not received a response.
BBB
received information indicating this organization requires applicants to pay an
application/recruitment fee and insurance fees.
Please
note: Your employer may not require you to pay,
either directly or indirectly, for any employer costs related to obtaining the
H-2A labor certification, including the employer’s attorney or agent fees, the
application fees, or the recruitment costs. Your employer must provide workers’
compensation and any required tools, supplies, and equipment at no cost to you.
Click
here to view your rights:
English: https://www.dol.gov/wecanhelp/h2aworkers.htm
Spanish: https://www.dol.gov/whd/FLSAEmployeeCard/H2ASpanish.pdf
To
understand your rights as a temporary, non-immigrant worker in agriculture
(H-2A workers), please contact the U.S. Department of Labor at 1-866-487-9243
or click here https://www.dol.gov/whd/workers.htm.
If
you have paid money to this company for an application, recruitment fees or
insurance costs, please contact BBB at [email protected]
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB Great West + Pacific
- BBB File Opened:
- 6/16/2016
- Alternate Names:
- AGWRO
- Agricultural Overseas Labor
- Business Management:
- Mr. Glen Bell Jr., Agricultural Guest Workers Recruitment Program Director
- Ms. Christie Wakefield, Secretary
- Ms. Regina Colins, Regional Coordinator in Canada
- Mr. Luis Monteiro, Regional Coordinator in Spain
Additional Contact Information
- Principal Contacts
- Mr. Glen Bell Jr., Agricultural Guest Workers Recruitment Program Director
- Ms. Christie Wakefield, Secretary
- Customer Contacts
- Ms. Christie Wakefield, Secretary
- Fax numbers
- Primary Fax: (509) 692-8018
- Additional Phone Numbers
- Other Phone: (888) 947-9425
Additional Information
- Business Categories
- Immigration Consultant
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