migrant workers

Exploited migrant workers demand Biden administration protection

July 12, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Exploited workers from around the country descend today upon the Department of Labor in Washington D.C.

SEIU, pro-migrant advocates hail Biden’s Haiti decision, press for more action

May 27, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

“It’s time for our elected leaders to answer the call: All immigrants, all workers must be respected, protected, and paid,” SEIU's Mary Kay Henry said.

Abandonment of COVID protections puts farm workers in a stranglehold

May 11, 2021 By David Bacon

“The Farm Workforce Modernization Act is the dream of the industry,” says union activist Edgar Franks.

COVID-19 death march: India’s migrant workers head home, heralding virus surge

June 26, 2020 By B. Prasant

With infection spreading and a rising death toll, they would rather go home and die among their own than starve in the far-off places where they've struggled to eke out a living.

The World Cup runs on migrant workers

July 13, 2018 By Al Neal

In Russia, they are blamed for stealing jobs, decreasing wages, and plotting terrorist attacks—the same type of accusations heard from far too many in the U.S. these days.