Close to Slavery - Guestworker Programs in the United States

Southern Poverty Law Center | May. 21, 2007 (Advocacy)

Unlike U.S. citizens, guestworkers do not enjoy the most fundamental protection of a competitive labor market -- the ability to change jobs if they are mistreated. Instead, they are bound to the employers who "import" them. If guestworkers complain about abuses, they face deportation, blacklisting or other retaliation.

Federal law and U.S. Department of Labor regulations provide some basic protections to H-2 guestworkers -- but they exist mainly ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business
Topics: Immigration, U.S. Economy
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 21, 2007 - 9:48 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - May 21, 2007 - 9:48 AM PDT
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