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(Español) Trabajadores de Immokalee invitan a Wendy’s en NY a unirse a programa de justicia laboral

(Español) Al fin de la marcha, que comenzó en el restaurante de Wendy’s en la calle 45 y la 3er Ave, donde se hallan las oficinas del presidente de la mesa directiva de Wendy’s, Nelson Peltz, los manifestantes pidieron a la corporación que se una al exitoso Programa por Comida Justa de la Coalición de Trabajadores de Immokalee.

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More Protections for Guest Workers Sought in Washington

Congressman Raúl Grijalva offered to present a reform plan. Some hope it will include flexibility to change employers, a guarantee of 100 percent of promised hours, and permission to stay in the United States if the worker is abused.

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(Español) Emiten nuevas protecciones para trabajadores con visas H-2B

(Español) Sin embargo, por el momento las nuevas normas no contienen una regla que exija siquiera un contrato de trabajo obligatorio, aunque se persigue con enjundia que esta exigencia quede plasmada próximamente en la ley… pero por primera vez el gobierno federal emite tantas protecciones para trabajadores huésped.

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New Rules for Guest Worker Program.

THURSDAY, MAY 21. PROGRAM # 7526 12:00 PM PT New Rules for Guest Worker Program. The U.S. government published new rules for the H-2B program that offers transnational workers a number of protections for the first time. Up to 66,000 people with H-2B visas travel to the United States each year to perform non-agricultural, low-wage […]

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Farmworkers in Washington seek better working conditions

One of their demands is that the business not hire guest workers from outside the country through the H2A visa program. With more details, here’s our correspondent José Luis Buen Abad. This story is part of our series “Voy Contratado: Migrant Rights”.

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Baltimore Riots, Curfew. Also, New Rules for Guest Workers.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29. PROGRAM # 7510 12:00 PM PT Baltimore Riots, Curfew. Baltimore exploded into violent riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray, a young African American who died of a spinal cord injury while in police custody. A curfew has been imposed and thousands of police and National Guard troops patrol the streets. A […]

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(Español) Trabajadores huésped, ¿tienen derecho a seguro médico? (última)

(Español) “Y en muchos casos los trabajadores que vienen contratados sí tienen la aseguranza para ese tipo de accidentes de trabajo; pero muchos se enferman fuera del trabajo, en muchos casos la vivienda no es tan saludable, y se ven muchas enfermedades o accidentes fuera del trabajo”.

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(Español) Trabajadores huésped y ley de salud (primera)

(Español) “Los deducibles, los co-pagos de los seguros médicos… En Estados Unidos los co-pagos y los deducibles también pueden ser altos, pero estas personas –los trabajadores con visa H2-, además de calificar para la ayuda en sus pagos mensuales, también califican a la ayuda para reducir esos costos adicionales”.

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Migrant Workers Face Obstacles to Receive Social Security Benefits

Mexican workers and their families face long, costly application processes that do not apply to migrant workers from other countries. Vladimir Flores reports from Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, a rural town in the mountainous Mixteca region, with a lot of migration to the United States. This report is part of the series “Voy Contratado: Migrant Rights”.

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Mexico-US Guestworkers.

When Canada, the U.S. and Mexico signed NAFTA, they also signed labor accords and the receiving country agreed to provide the same labor protections to migrant workers as to viagra online real their national workers. Migrant rights groups have complained that farmworkers and fair and carnaval workers suffer unequal treatment and are often paid below […]

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Posted in Economy, Immigration, Línea Abierta, Mexico |

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