International Migrant Workers: Oregon State Archives
Archival information on Mexican migrant workers in Oregon in the 1940s.
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.
The Migrant Experience
Examination of the experience of migrant workers in California (Mexicans and "Okies") during the first half of the twentieth century.
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.
Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations
Helps migrant and seasonal farmworkers in south Florida and the Glades with emergency assistance, immigration, substance abuse and mental health, literacy and employment. Partnerships with UMOS and MAFO, conference dates.
December18
Network for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers. In English, French and Spanish.
Migrant Workers in Israel: A contemporary form of slavery
Report in PDF format on the condition of foreign workers in Israel.
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 sue Wal-Mart
Conditions of cleaners 'a step from slavery' lawyer alleges. Published in the Guardian.
Migrant Workers - Ireland
Information for migrant workers in Ireland.
Migrant Workers
Articles, fact sheets and other resources from the International Labor Organization.
International Labour Migration
Resources from the International Labor Organization including a migrant workers database, standards of work, and goals for improving conditions.
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).
Migration Network
Information on migrant workers in Lebanon.
Migrants.Net
Resources for migrant workers from the Mission for Filipino Migrant Workers Society in Hong Kong.
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.
The Human Rights of Migrant Workers
Background information from the People's Movement for Human Rights Education.
The Special Plight Of Migrant Workers
Radio Netherlands article by by Arjan Schippers examines the conditions faced by migrant workers in Europe.
Migrant Workers in Washington State: a Boon to the Tree Fruit Industry
Examination of the impact of migrant farm workers from the 1970s onward.
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.
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.
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