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The 2009 law provided that migrant workers could only receive residence permits without sponsorship in very limited circumstances, that migrant workers are only allowed to work for the employer which sponsored them and that sponsorships can only be transferred by the Minister of Interior in case of labor disputes or when abuse of the employee ...
Guarantee of health care access to migrant workers and accompanying family members. Protection of migrant worker rights to join trade unions and other migrant associations. Enforcement of guidelines for ethical recruitment and supervision of private recruitment. Acknowledgement of migrant worker qualifications obtained in home countries.
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."
Through Welcome Corps, U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents can form a sponsoring group to support a refugee or refugee family and help them start a new life in the U.S.
Several of the plaintiffs, including CA, frequently traveled to other states to visit family members or for seasonal jobs as migrant workers before the law went into effect on July 1.
In order to recruit migrant domestic workers, Lebanese recruitment agencies collaborate with agencies in the migrant sending countries. [15] Migrant domestic workers are required to pay a fee to the local agent [16] in their home country, usually a large sum of money which causes them to incur a large debt. [17]
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 West Asia as contract workers by means of the kafala, or "sponsorship" system. [26] Migrant work is typically for two years. [21] Recruitment agencies in sending countries are the main contributors of labour to GCC countries.