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Shortchanged: The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program

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Every year, tens of thousands of internationally recruited au pairs come to the United States with the promise of a cultural exchange under the J-1 visa program. Instead, many encounter wage theft, discrimination and exploitation. “Shortchanged The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program” debunks the myth that the poorly regulated au […]

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An investigation finds employers abusing a visa program for guest workers

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9 December 2015, Public Radio International In the wake of last week’s terrorist attack in San Bernardino, the national debate has shifted toward the US visa waiver program, which allows visitors from 38 participating countries to easily enter the United States for stays of less than 90 days. But every year, 150,000 foreign workers enter

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Federal jury in SPLC case awards $14 million to Indian guest workers victimized in labor trafficking scheme by Signal International and its agents

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18 February 2015, Southern Poverty Law Center A federal jury in an SPLC case today awarded $14 million in compensatory and punitive damages to five Indian guest workers who were defrauded and exploited in a labor trafficking scheme engineered by a Gulf Coast marine services company, an immigration lawyer and an Indian labor recruiter who

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A ‘Yelp’ for Migrant Workers: Local nonprofit’s tool spreads the word about abusive and deceitful employers and recruiters

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10 February 2015, City Paper Migrants working legally in the U.S. on temporary visas can end up as virtual slaves. They can’t change jobs, they’re often paid less than minimum wage for 80 or more hours a week, and they can’t usually return to the U.S. to sue their employer in court—there’s no visa program

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Employment agencies threaten to stop sending Indonesian workers

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28 January 2015, The Star PETALING JAYA: The visa-processing fee for Indonesian workers headed to Malaysia has seen a steep hike – from RM15 to RM250 – and angry employment agency operators have threatened to stop sending workers here. Asosiasi Perusahaan Jasa Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (Apjati), which represents over 500 agencies, has written to the

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Understanding the Organization, Operation, and Victimization Process of Labor Trafficking in the United States

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October 2014, Urban Institute & Northeastern University On October 21st, the Urban Institute and Northeastern University released a new study on labour trafficking to the United States. The report examines the labour trafficking process, from recruitment, to migration, to the workplace, to escape from exploitative and sometimes violent circumstances. Chapter four is dedicated to the recruitment

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Migrant Tech Workers Abused by Contract Labor Firms, Investigation Shows

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30 October 2014, IEEE Spectrum California has a migrant worker problem. Reading that statement you’d likely picture a farmworker from Mexico or Central America. But you’d be wrong. It’s migrant tech workers, holders of H-1B visas, mostly from India, who are being abused. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) together with NBC Bay Area have

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Job brokers steal wages, entrap Indian tech workers in US

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27 October 2014, Center for Investigative Reporting Labor brokers providing Indian high-tech workers to American companies have hijacked a professional visa program, creating an underground system of financial bondage by stealing wages and benefits, even suing workers who quit. About 840,000 people from around the world work in the United States on temporary visas, intended

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Centro de los Derechos del Migrante launches Contratados.org

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Last week, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) launched a new online tool to protect the rights of migrant workers in the US-Mexico corridor. Contratados.org provides an opportunity for workers to access reviews and share experiences with specific recruiters and employers. Contratados.org is a groundbreaking workers’ rights initiative to investigate and uncover the actors

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In search of farm labor

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Traverse City Record-Eagle, 15 August 2014 TRAVERSE CITY — Farmers looking for workers this harvest season are encouraged to consider using a federal system that recruits farm labor nationally. Gerardo Aranda of the Michigan Workforce Development Agency said the federal Agricultural Recruitment System used to be a regular tool for Michigan farmers who sought labor.

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