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Migrant Workers
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ImmigrationProf Blog
CNN: “Undaunted by DeSantis, immigrant workers are heading to Florida to help with hurricane cleanup”
Official Photo of Florida Governor Ron DeSantisDelicious ironies abound in this story. CNN reports that "Just weeks after [Florida Governor] Ron DeSantis made a very public display of his efforts…
Law Times News
DNA canvass of migrant farmworkers by provincial police violated Human Rights Code: tribunal
Migrant workers' colour and place of origin were factors in the DNA canvass, tribunal said
ImmigrationProf Blog
Teen risked all to flee Guatemala. Her payoff: grueling job in U.S. chicken plant
JOSHUA SCHNEYER, MICA ROSENBERG and KRISTINA COOKE for Reuters report that "U.S. poultry plants, hungry for labor, rely on migrant workers and staffing agencies to fill jobs. With migration soaring…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: What is exploitation and workplace abuse?’ A classification schema to understand exploitative workplace behaviour towards migrant workers by Anna Boucher
The Immigration Article of the Day was just published in New Political Economy by Dr. Anna Boucher and titled: "What is exploitation and workplace abuse?’ A classification schema to understand…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Migrant Workers Who Follow Climate Disasters
In "The Migrant Workers Who Follow Climate Disasters," Sarah Stillman for the New Yorker tells a story that is new to me. "A growing group of laborers is trailing hurricanes…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Detained Migrants Win Right to Minimum Wage in WA
After a two-and-a-half week trial, a federal jury today held that detained migrants at the GEO-run Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma are entitled to the state's minimum wage ($13.69/hr). GEO…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Report on UAE Roundup of African Migrant Workers
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and ImpACT International for Human Rights Policies have released a report regarding the treatment of African migrant workers in the UAE (United Arab Emirates).The 52-page report…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood by Mark A. Torres
Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood Paperback – March 22, 2021 by Mark A. TorresDuring World War II, a group of potato farmers opened the first migrant labor…
UK Human Rights Blog
Pandemic NHS workers should be granted indefinite leave to remain — Aaron Gates-Lincoln
There is widespread gratitude for NHS workers for their service during the ongoing pandemic Migrant workers have been essential to the operations of the NHS ever since its inception in…
UK Immigration Blog
Immigration 2021: What you need to know
We’ve all seen the govern advertisements. The clock is ticking, we are told. From January 1, 2021 businesses that deal with Europe will have to follow new rules. This is…