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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3060061.stm
BBC NEWS | Business | Migrant workers 'face exploitation' Open in a new browser window
   A lack of legal protection for migrant workers who arrive in the UK is giving the green light to unscrupulous employers, the TUC says.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3060061.stm
http://www.coffo.org/
Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations Open in a new browser window
   Helps migrant and seasonal farmworkers in South Florida and the Glades with emergency assitance, immigration, substance abuse and mental health, literacy and employment. Partnerships with UMOS and MAFO, conference dates.
   http://www.coffo.org/
http://cfwr.tripod.com
Commission for Farm Workers' Rights Open in a new browser window
   Based in Oxnard, California. Its main purpose is to help hard working immigrants and their families obtain justice and fair treatment.
   http://cfwr.tripod.com
http://www.december18.net
December18 Open in a new browser window
   Network for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers. In English, French and Spanish.
   http://www.december18.net
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs24.htm
Fact Sheet No.24, The Rights of Migrant Workers Open in a new browser window
   Text of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990.
   http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs24.htm
http://www.fwjustice.org
Farmworker Justice Fund Open in a new browser window
   Monitoring, analysis and ways to get involved on issues affecting migrant and seasonal farmworkers, including labor and employment, occupational safety and health, farmworker women, immigration, and access to the justice system.
   http://www.fwjustice.org
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/
International Labour Migration Open in a new browser window
   Resources from the International Labor Organization including a migrant workers database, standards of work, and goals for improving conditions.
   http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/osu/osuintwork.html
International Migrant Workers: Oregon State Archives Open in a new browser window
   Archival information on Mexican migrant workers in Oregon in the 1940s.
   http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/osu/osuintwork.html
http://www.justicia4migrantworkers.org
Justica For Migrant Workers Open in a new browser window
   Activists based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada promoting the rights of seasonal Caribbean and Mexican migrant farm workers who annually participate in the federal government's Caribbean and Mexican Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (known as SAW).
   http://www.justicia4migrantworkers.org
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/genact/socprot/migrant/
Migrant Workers Open in a new browser window
   Articles, fact sheets and other resources from the International Labor Organization.
   http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/genact/socprot/migrant/
http://www.ictu.ie/html/yrights/rmigrant.html
Migrant Workers - Ireland Open in a new browser window
   Information for migrant workers in Ireland.
   http://www.ictu.ie/html/yrights/rmigrant.html
http://www.fidh.org/magmoyen/rapport/2003/il1806a.pdf
Migrant Workers in Israel: A contemporary form of slavery Open in a new browser window
   Report in PDF format on the condition of foreign workers in Israel.
   http://www.fidh.org/magmoyen/rapport/2003/il1806a.pdf
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/mice/migartcl.html
Migrant Workers in Washington State: a Boon to the Tree Fruit Industry Open in a new browser window
   Examination of the impact of migrant farm workers from the 1970s onward.
   http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/mice/migartcl.html
http://www.una-uk.org/HR/migrantrights.html
Migrant Workers: who benefits? Open in a new browser window
   Summary and recommendations coming out of a conference held by the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom in 2002. Full report in PDF format available for download.
   http://www.una-uk.org/HR/migrantrights.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/supermarkets/story/0,12784,1082875,00.html
Migrant workers sue Wal-Mart Open in a new browser window
   Conditions of cleaners 'a step from slavery' lawyer alleges. Published in the Guardian.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/supermarkets/story/0,12784,1082875,00.html
http://www.migrants.net
Migrants.Net Open in a new browser window
   Resources for migrant workers from the Mission for Filipino Migrant Workers Society in Hong Kong.
   http://www.migrants.net
http://www.lnf.org.lb/migrationnetwork/migrant.html
Migration Network Open in a new browser window
   Information on migrant workers in Lebanon.
   http://www.lnf.org.lb/migrationnetwork/migrant.html
http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/74234/1/
OneWorld.net - Migrant workers' rights: A breakthrough? Open in a new browser window
   Countries that consider themselves human rights champions are still reluctant to ratify the convention on protecting migrants' rights. Rosaura Audi argues the need for better communication between states, citizens and migrants.
   http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/74234/1/
http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-6878-f0.cfm
Overworked, underpaid and over here - Migrant workers in Britain Open in a new browser window
   Report from the Trades Union Congress in Britain on issues surrounding migrant workers including the impact on labour in Britain. Introduction is free though the full report is accessible only by purchase.
   http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-6878-f0.cfm
http://www.pdhre.org/rights/migrants.html
The Human Rights of Migrant Workers Open in a new browser window
   Background information from the People's Movement for Human Rights Education.
   http://www.pdhre.org/rights/migrants.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html
The Migrant Experience Open in a new browser window
   Examination of the experience of migrant workers in California (Mexicans and "Okies") during the first half of the twentieth century.
   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~anny/thepeople.html
The Migrant Workers Open in a new browser window
   Background from a website on the works of John Steinbeck, author of the Grapes of Wrath.
   http://www.wam.umd.edu/~anny/thepeople.html
http://www.rnw.nl/society/html/migrant020102.html
The Special Plight Of Migrant Workers Open in a new browser window
   Radio Netherlands article by by Arjan Schippers examines the conditions faced by migrant workers in Europe.
   http://www.rnw.nl/society/html/migrant020102.html

Last Updated: 2004-11-07 00:22:56