CT to get $1.1M in worker training, job search funding
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A federal program intended to assist workers whose jobs have been eliminated or made less lucrative by foreign trade deals has announced a new round of funding, with $1.1 million set aside for Connecticut.
The Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, is distributing a total of $92.6 million to 47 states to support worker education, employment and case management services, job search and relocation allowances and income support during training. The package will also provide a subsidy to workers 50 and older whose reemployment wages are lower than what they earned in their former field.
An earlier round of funding, amounting to $240.8 million, was disbursed to the states in January.
Workers are eligible to receive benefits through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program if their industry has been directly affected by competition from imports or by a shift in production facilitated by free trade agreements negotiated and signed by the federal government. This qualification applies to certain related or downstream industries that also suffer due to economic disruptions brought about by foreign trade.
Under the latest round of funding, most states are set to receive between $100,000 and $4 million, depending on various factors.
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