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Migrant Workers
118 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Abuse video shocks Saudi Arabia
CNN reports on a video that appears to show a Saudi man beating a migrant worker is causing growing outrage in Saudi Arabia. In the video, which went viral after…
ImmigrationProf Blog
UFCW and Mexico Agreement to Protect Migrant Workers
From UFCW:American union signs historic agreement in Mexico to protect migrant workers rights in the USAUFCW Local 5 and IOAM sign historic agreement to protect migrant workers in the United…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Blogging from Prague #7
Shifting away from the European continent in a study of comparative immigration policies leads to interesting contrasts. For example, who would think of China as being an immigrant-receiving nation? China…
Global Workplace Insider
Labour pains: sponsorship of migrant workers in the Gulf
By guestauthor
This article was written by Léonie Hamway, Norton Rose Fulbright. Many countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have a huge population of migrant workers making up a significant proportion…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies Migrant Farmworkers in the United States by Seth Holmes and Immigration, Civilization, and America By Alvaro Vargas Llosa
Fresh Fruit, Broken BodiesMigrant Farmworkers in the United States by Seth Holmes This book is an ethnographic witness to the everyday lives and suffering of Mexican migrants. Based on five…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Life in the Fields: A day in the strawberry fields seems like forever
Los Angeles Times writer Hector Becerra picks boxes of strawberries alongside workers in Santa Maria, Calif. "A day in the strawberry fields seems like foreverHe finds kindness and camaraderie with Mexican…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Taken for a Ride: Migrant Workers in the U.S. Fair and Carnival Industry
Families across the United States remember with nostalgia the food, rides, and atmosphere of the local fairs and carnivals, but hidden behind the memories and bright lights are migrant workers…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Harry Truman’s Quote of the Day on Migrant Workers
David Bacon, the noted writer, photo-journalist, human rights and workers rights advocate, sent me this quote from Harry Truman---interesting food for thought, as we contemplate immigration reform."We depend on misfortune…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Baseball’s Sergio Romo, Son of Migrant Workers
The San Francisco Giants are back to the World Series. Wahoo! With Brian Wilson recovering from surgery, the primary role of closer has ben assumed by colorful Sergio Romo. He…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Foreign-Born Health Care Workers in the United States
Migration Policy Institute has this fact sheet about Foreign-Born Health Care Workers in the United States. In 2010, women accounted for three of every four foreign-born health care workers. Employment…