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Migrant workers often have poorer health and shorter life expectancy relative to the general population. Migrant workers are often undocumented, making it much harder for them to seek protections under the labor laws of the country they are in. Many employers take advantage of this fact and create dangerous working conditions.
During integration, a migrant retains characteristics of his or her culture of origin and at the same time maintains lively exchange relationships with the majority culture. It is often reported that people with foreign-sounding surnames in Germany experience name discrimination [ de ] when looking for employment or housing.
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is a United Nations multilateral treaty governing ...
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."
[1] [2] The United Nations uses the term migrant worker. [3] Although the term economic migrant may be confused with the term refugee, economic migrants leave their regions primarily due to harsh economic conditions, rather than fear of persecution on the basis of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership of a particular ...
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.
Women migrant workers from developing countries engage in paid employment in countries where they are not citizens. [3] While women have traditionally been considered companions to their husbands in the migratory process, most adult migrant women today are employed in their own right. [4]
Migrant workers in Florida had the opportunity to get their COVID-19 shots during a year-long health campaign. Alianza Americas, a network of more than 50 migrant-led organizations in 18 states ...