WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
PROGRAM # 7605 12:00 PM PT
Reforming Guest Worker Program.
As Congress resumes sessions, conservative members of Congress move in the appropriations process to block new rules issued by the Department of Labor to bring protections for foreign guest workers, while progressive congressmembers prepare legislation demanding stronger protections against the abuse of guest workers and increased oversight on the H-2 visa program.
Guests: José López Zamorano, News Correspondent, Washington, DC; Elizabeth Mauldin, Policy Director, Centro de Derechos del Migrante, Baltimore, MD, www.cdmigrante.org; Elisa Martinez Tovar, Leader, Migrant Defense Committee, San Luis Potosí, México.
Au Pairs: Cheap Child Care? Labor advocates filed a class action suit against agencies that place au pairs in the U.S., alleging that the cultural exchange program has become a source of cheap labor, with au pairs often being paid at rates under the minimum wage.
Guests: Alexandra Gonzalez, Former Au Pair, Bogotá, Colombia; Nina Di Salvo, Executive Director, Towards Justice, Denver, CO, www.towardsjustice.org
Photo: Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
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