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See also expatriate.
A foreign worker (also: "guest worker" or "economic migrant"), is a person who works in a country other than the one of which he or she is a citizen. Foreign workers are often in other countries for a much more preferred job for him or her.
The term migrant worker is also sometimes used as a synonym for foreign worker, but this term may have a broader meaning as was also used in the past for nomadic agricultural workers who were not from another country - for example, people from Oklahoma working in California during the Depression.
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BBC NEWS | Business | Migrant workers 'face exploitation' - A lack of legal protection for migrant workers who arrive in the UK is giving the green light to unscrupulous employers, the TUC says.
Meta Description: [ A lack of legal protection for migrant workers who arrive in the UK is giving the green light to unscrupulous employers, the TUC says. ]
Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations - Helps migrant and seasonal farmworkers in south Florida and the Glades with emergency assistance, immigration, substance abuse and mental health, literacy and employment. Partnerships with UMOS and MAFO, conference dates.
Commission for Farm Workers' Rights - Based in Oxnard, California. Its main purpose is to help hard working immigrants and their families obtain justice and fair treatment.
December18 - Network for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers. In English, French and Spanish.
Fact Sheet No.24, The Rights of Migrant Workers - Text of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990.
Farmworker Justice Fund - 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.
International Labour Migration - Resources from the International Labor Organization including a migrant workers database, standards of work, and goals for improving conditions.
International Migrant Workers: Oregon State Archives - Archival information on Mexican migrant workers in Oregon in the 1940s.
Justica For Migrant Workers - 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).
Migrant Workers - Articles, fact sheets and other resources from the International Labor Organization.
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Migrant Workers - Ireland - Information for migrant workers in Ireland.
Migrant Workers in Israel: A contemporary form of slavery - Report in PDF format on the condition of foreign workers in Israel.
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Migrants.Net - Resources for migrant workers from the Mission for Filipino Migrant Workers Society in Hong Kong.
Migration Network - Information on migrant workers in Lebanon.
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Meta Description: [ The blurring by media and governments of the distinction between refused asylum seekers, illegal working, illegal entry and criminal trafficking contributes to increased suspicion of all migrants and those who seem to be foreign. This also means it can be difficult for unions to identify and pres... ]
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The Migrant Experience - Examination of the experience of migrant workers in California (Mexicans and Okies) during the first half of the twentieth century.
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| and under constant threat of exposure, migrant workers are easily exploited. "Their lives are very tough", states NGO worker May Wong. "They are | |
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