Migrant Workers (Labor)

Migrant Workers Sites:

OneWorld.net - Migrant workers' rights: A breakthrough? OneWorld.net - Migrant workers' rights: A breakthrough?: Countries that consider themselves human rights champions are still reluctant to ratify the convention on protecting migrants' rights. Rosaura Audi argues the need for better communication between states, citizens and migrants. (Migrant Workers) http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/74234/1/ Fact Sheet No.24, The Rights of Migrant Workers Fact Sheet No.24, The Rights of Migrant Workers: Text of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990. (Migrant Workers) http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs24.htm Commission for Farm Workers' Rights Commission for Farm Workers' Rights: Based in Oxnard, California. Its main purpose is to help hard working immigrants and their families obtain justice and fair treatment. (Migrant Workers) http://cfwr.tripod.com Farmworker Justice Fund Farmworker Justice Fund: Monitoring, analysis and ways to get involved on issues affecting migrant and seasonal farmworkers, including labor and employment, occupational safety and health, farmworker women, immigration, and access to the justice system. (Migrant Workers) http://www.fwjustice.org The Migrant Workers The Migrant Workers: Background from a website on the works of John Steinbeck, author of the Grapes of Wrath. (Migrant Workers) http://www.wam.umd.edu/~anny/thepeople.html Justica For Migrant Workers Justica For Migrant Workers: Activists based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada promoting the rights of seasonal Caribbean and Mexican migrant farm workers who annually participate in the federal government's Caribbean and Mexican Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (known as SAW). (Migrant Workers) http://www.justicia4migrantworkers.org Migrant workers sue Wal-Mart Migrant workers sue Wal-Mart: Conditions of cleaners 'a step from slavery' lawyer alleges. Published in the Guardian. (Migrant Workers) http://www.guardian.co.uk/supermarkets/story/0,12784,1082875,00.html Migrants.Net Migrants.Net: Resources for migrant workers from the Mission for Filipino Migrant Workers Society in Hong Kong. (Migrant Workers) http://www.migrants.net Migrant Workers - Ireland Migrant Workers - Ireland: Information for migrant workers in Ireland. (Migrant Workers) http://www.ictu.ie/html/yrights/rmigrant.html Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations: Helps migrant and seasonal farmworkers in South Florida and the Glades with emergency assitance, immigration, substance abuse and mental health, literacy and employment. Partnerships with UMOS and MAFO, conference dates. (Migrant Workers) http://www.coffo.org/ Migrant Workers in Washington State: a Boon to the Tree Fruit Industry Migrant Workers in Washington State: a Boon to the Tree Fruit Industry: Examination of the impact of migrant farm workers from the 1970s onward. (Migrant Workers) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/mice/migartcl.html The Human Rights of Migrant Workers The Human Rights of Migrant Workers: Background information from the People's Movement for Human Rights Education. (Migrant Workers) http://www.pdhre.org/rights/migrants.html Overworked, underpaid and over here - Migrant workers in Britain Overworked, underpaid and over here - Migrant workers in Britain: Report from the Trades Union Congress in Britain on issues surrounding migrant workers including the impact on labour in Britain. Introduction is free though the full report is accessible only by purchase. (Migrant Workers) http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-6878-f0.cfm December18 December18: Network for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers. In English, French and Spanish. (Migrant Workers) http://www.december18.net Migrant Workers Migrant Workers: Articles, fact sheets and other resources from the International Labor Organization. (Migrant Workers) http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/genact/socprot/migrant/ International Migrant Workers: Oregon State Archives International Migrant Workers: Oregon State Archives: Archival information on Mexican migrant workers in Oregon in the 1940s. (Migrant Workers) http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/osu/osuintwork.html The Migrant Experience The Migrant Experience: Examination of the experience of migrant workers in California (Mexicans and "Okies") during the first half of the twentieth century. (Migrant Workers) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html Migration Network Migration Network: Information on migrant workers in Lebanon. (Migrant Workers) http://www.lnf.org.lb/migrationnetwork/migrant.html Migrant Workers: who benefits? Migrant Workers: who benefits?: Summary and recommendations coming out of a conference held by the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom in 2002. Full report in PDF format available for download. (Migrant Workers) http://www.una-uk.org/HR/migrantrights.html International Labour Migration International Labour Migration: Resources from the International Labor Organization including a migrant workers database, standards of work, and goals for improving conditions. (Migrant Workers) http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/ The Special Plight Of Migrant Workers The Special Plight Of Migrant Workers: Radio Netherlands article by by Arjan Schippers examines the conditions faced by migrant workers in Europe. (Migrant Workers) http://www.rnw.nl/society/html/migrant020102.html BBC NEWS | Business | Migrant workers 'face exploitation' BBC NEWS | Business | Migrant workers 'face exploitation': A lack of legal protection for migrant workers who arrive in the UK is giving the green light to unscrupulous employers, the TUC says. (Migrant Workers) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3060061.stm Migrant Workers in Israel: A contemporary form of slavery Migrant Workers in Israel: A contemporary form of slavery: Report in PDF format on the condition of foreign workers in Israel. (Migrant Workers) http://www.fidh.org/magmoyen/rapport/2003/il1806a.pdf