Documented Migrant Workers

Las visas de la esclavitud

Date: 25/11/2010 - 14:05

MÉXICO, sep (IPS) - El mexicano Alberto Rivero ingresó en el programa de trabajo temporal de Estados Unidos en 2005 y desde hace tres años tiene que abonar todos sus gastos de visa, transporte y alojamiento, aunque la norma indique que es responsabilidad de su empleador.

Espagñol

Migration and the Gulf

Date: 11/03/2010 - 08:59

This collection of essays is the first of three volumes devoted to Migration and the Arab World. The 19 authors whose essays appear in this first volume address several salient questions: What are the sizes and characteristics of the non-national workforces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries? Which “push” and “pull” factors have driven and continue to drive this phenomenon? What effects has labor migration had on the sending and receiving countries, and on the migrants themselves?

Mobility and Inclusion: High-Skilled Labour Migration in Europe

Date: 09/02/2010 - 11:32
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From date: 18/02/2010 - 00:00
To date: 19/02/2010 - 00:00
Thu, 18/02/2010 - Fri, 19/02/2010
Contacts: 
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Matching Europe's growing demand for highly-skilled labour is becoming every day more difficult. Lacking a common response to the contemporary challenges posed by labour migration, the EU Member States struggle to attract and retain top talents. The conference will focus on the discussion of issues above and of potentials for a comprehensive and coherent approach to European immigration policy which takes account of employment, integration and development policy aspects, and the current labour market situation in the Member States.

Location
Berlin

USA: Report on Immigrants and the Economy

Date: 06/12/2009 - 10:16

In the 25 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, immigrants are contributing to the economy in very close proportion to their share of the population, according to a report released by the Fiscal Policy Institute. The report looks at all immigrants—documented and undocumented, across the economic spectrum.

Press Release, click here

Full Report, click here

CANADA: Special series on temporary workers

Date: 03/11/2009 - 05:41

Canada's system for bringing in temporary workers is a mess, writes the Toronto Star in this special series. One sign of this is the influx of foreign recruits into Toronto's underground economy. A Star investigation has found that the recession, employer abuse and poor monitoring is leaving more and more of these workers vulnerable and without legal employment.

CANADA: J4MW condemns federal double speak on temporary foreign workers

Date: 16/10/2009 - 08:02

Justicia for Migrant Workers strongly condemns the proposed regulations introduced by the Federal Conservatives to ‘protect’ temporary foreign workers. These regulations continue the mean spirited approach of persecuting workers rather than addressing the structural mechanisms that deny migrant workers the ability to exert rights.

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