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Migrant domestic workers are (according to the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 189 and the International Organization for Migration) any persons "moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family," [1] engaged in a work relationship performing "in or for a household or households."
An H-2A visa allows a foreign national worker into the United States for temporary agricultural work. There are several requirements of the employer in regard to this visa. The H-2A temporary agricultural program establishes a means for agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring non-immigrant foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or ...
The Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000, also known as the LIFE Act and as the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act, along with its Amendments, made some changes to laws surrounding immigration for family members of United States citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents, as well as people eligible for employment-based immigrant visas, in the direction of making it easier for family ...
The Biden administration will resume issuing travel authorization to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who apply to come to the U.S. with the help of a sponsor.
The Bracero Program was a temporary-worker importation agreement between the United States and Mexico from 1942 to 1964. Initially created in 1942 as an emergency procedure to alleviate wartime labor shortages, the program actually lasted until 1964, bringing approximately 4.5 million legal Mexican workers into the United States during its lifespan.
The watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services found gaps in how the agency vetted the people whom unaccompanied migrant children were sent to live with in the U.S. in 2021 ...
Oct. 26—Foreign migrant workers have been helping fuel the U.S. economy for years and the border crisis is highlighting their importance as immigration becomes a key issue in the presidential race.
Foreign workers migrate to the Middle East as contract workers by means of the kafala, or "sponsorship" system. [81] Migrant work is typically for a period of two years. [76] Recruitment agencies in sending countries are the main contributors of labor to GCC countries.