MigrantWorker.gov | U.S. Department of Labor
WEBAs migrant workers, you face particular risks and challenges and need to have access to support, resources, and information about your rights across your experience as a migrant worker – from recruitment, to conditions of work while in the U.S., to safe return.
Migrant worker - Wikipedia
WEBA migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have an intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which they work. [1] Migrant workers who work outside their home country are also called foreign workers.
Migrant Workers - Business & Human Rights Navigator
WEBMigrant workers can make a positive contribution to business performance and productivity by filling skill gaps, increasing access to international knowledge, strengthening contacts in international networks and local networks through new language skills and cultural awareness.
Migrant Worker Rights - U.S. Department of Labor
WEBMigrant workers in the U.S. have rights, regardless of immigration status. You have the right to form and join a union. You have the right to be paid the applicable minimum wage for all hours worked. You have the right to be paid on time. You have the right to a safe work environment.
Answering the Call of Migrant Workers - DOL Blog
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Migrant workers play an essential role in our economy, but too often aren’t aware of their rights and face discrimination or dangerous conditions at work.
How migrant workers have contributed to strong U.S. job growth
WEBApr 12, 2024 · Filling the gap has been a wave of immigrants. Over the past four years, the number of prime-age workers who either have a job or are looking for one has surged by 2.8 million. And nearly all...
Migrant Worker Rights in the United States
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Our goal is to get valuable information into the hands of migrant workers in this country about their rights and protections under U.S. law. MigrantWorker.gov and TrabajadorMigrante.gov was originally launched in August 2023 in just two languages, English and Spanish.
Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO | UN News
WEBJun 30, 2021 · A new report from the ILO indicates that migrant workers made up one in 20 of the world’s workforce in 2019, often carrying out key functions in critical sectors from health care to...
Major Victory for Immigrant Workers in the US
WEBJan 18, 2023 · In a major victory for workers, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new guidance last week that allows migrant and immigrant workers who experience or witness...
Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global …
WEBDec 16, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the key role that migrant workers play in the global economy, as well as the “terrible risks” that they are forced to take, to find work.
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