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Labor Exploitation
49 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Exploitation of Another Latina Domestic Service Worker: Mildred Patricia Baena
As everyone now knows, at least one California Governor ran into controversy earlier this week with respect to a domestic servive worker. And the gory details -- his wife and…
Marler Blog
What has changed since Upton Sinclair?
By Bill Marler
I have been struggling with that question as I am preparing for my upcoming speech at NEHA in a few weeks. As most know, Upton Sinclair’ 1906 novel, “The Jungle,”…
Cruise Law News
Reason No. 7 Not to Cruise: Cruise Lines Exploit Foreign Crew Members, Like You’d Never Believe
By Jim Walker
Cruise Critic ran an article a couple of weeks ago about the Top 10 Reasons To Cruise. I responded with my article "Top Ten Reasons Not To Cruise." I previously addressed the first six reasons not to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Guest Workers Fired After Protesting “Slave” Conditions
An article for New America Media by David Bacon (here) reports that guest workers from India have accused a Mississippi shipyard of exploiting and treating them like slaves. Hundreds of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Report from Europe
The migrants who work on Europe's fruit and olive harvests live on meagre wages, forced to survive in conditions that would fail to meet the UN's basic standards for refugee…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Settlement of Human Trafficking Case
In a story "Trafiicking Case ends for 48 Thai welders: A firm settles claims of immigrants who arrived on work visas and were forced into near-slavery" by Teresa Watanabe, the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NPR Discussion of Mistreatment of Katrina Reconstruction Workers
News & Notes with Ed Gordon, July 17, 2006 · Construction workers in New Orleans claim they were exploited in the months after Katrina, and have filed related lawsuits. J.J.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Study on Day Laborers
National Study of Day Laborers Exposes Abuse, Injuries A newly released nationwide study, co-authored by UCLA Department of Urban Planning Associate Professor Abel Valenzuela Jr., reveals information about …
ImmigrationProf Blog
Life in the Secondary Labor Market
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--daylabor-abuse0211feb11,0,5435007.storyWidespread abuse of day laborers shows gap in legal aid By CARA ANNA, Associated Press Writer, February 11, 2006, 10:00 AM ESTKINGSTON, N.Y. -- Sergio de la Cruz says the…