Bracero Program – Object #1

Continuation of standard work contract

Download Contract

<p>This is a typed form contract on yellowed paper. There are three purple date stamps indicating the city of Monterrey and the date of 1957. Signatures of Homero Lopez Ortiz and the U.S. government official appear at the bottom of the form.</p>

Bracero Work Contract for Homero Lopez Ortiz signed on September 13, 1957 for the Allied Producers Inc.

Questions

This is a standard work contract between a worker and an employer. 

What do you notice about the contract?

What was the Bracero worker agreeing to?

What information does this provide about the worker? About the job?

Would you like to sign this contract? Why or why not?

Citations

Homero Lopez Ortiz and Allied Producers Inc., “Continuation of standard work contract,” Bracero History Archive, accessed January 18, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/870.