Migrant Workers

Invisible America: The Migrant Story

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Duration: 6:56
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

Spread the word! Many people are not aware of where their food comes from. Migrant workers around the world travel to the harvest and provide most of the fre...

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Stephen Colbert to Congress "migrant workers suffer and have no rights"

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Duration: 4:27
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

Stephen Colbert testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on 9.24.10 regarding the issue of immigrant farm workers. During the questioning time at th...

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Inside Story - The plight of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

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Duration: 24:46
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

The beheading of Rizana Nafeek , a young Sri Lankan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia, continues to stir anger in her home country and beyond. The case once ag...

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Migrant Workers at Home in Maine

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Duration: 1:55
Updated: 21 Jul 2013

Wyman's Blueberries since its origin, has relied on seasonal help, harvesting and manufacturing its product, delicious Maine Blueberries. The workers come fr...

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The largest migration in history: China's migrant workers

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Duration: 2:44
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

Migration from inland villages to coastal cities has transformed China. Now that is changing, as regional cities inland become the new focus of migration pat...

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Inside Story - The plight of Qatar's migrant workers

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Duration: 25:19
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

A recent report by Human Rights Watch is warning that foreign workers in Qatar risk serious abuse in the run-up to the 2022 football World Cup. But this is a...

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Migrant workers in Canada

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Duration: 4:45
Updated: 19 Nov 2012

Justicia for Migrant Workers' Chris Ramsaroop talks about the plight of migrant agricultural workers coming to Canada at a forum on precarious work, organize...

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Migrant Farm Workers: Hardworking & Medically Underserved

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Duration: 7:34
Updated: 15 Apr 2013

Judith L. Wold, director of the Farm Worker Family Health Program, describes the health problems faced by migrant workers like those who are served by the pr...

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Migrant Workers in Canada: Why we migrate

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Duration: 3:27
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

Part One of a four-part video testimonial series on the hardships, challenges, discrimination and dangers faced by migrant workers in Canada.For more informa...

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Russia detains migrant workers in camps

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Duration: 2:02
Updated: 16 Aug 2013

Human rights groups in Russia have alleged high-handedness in the country's bid to control the influx of illegal migrants. The country's new network of camps...

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Migrant workers mistreated in Qatar

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Duration: 2:46
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

Qatar, a tiny Gulf monarchy, might be known worldwide for its stunning wealth, ambitious Middle Eastern diplomacy and unprecedented winning bid to host a Wor...

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Migrant Workers, The Long Way Home (Part 1)

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Duration: 21:49
Updated: 21 Mar 2013

This film describes the experience of Indonesian domestic workers working in Singapore and Malaysia.

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Migrant workers driving China's economy

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Duration: 5:23
Updated: 09 Jul 2013

The rise in spending power of China's 220m migrant workers is supporting the country's economy as manufacturing stalls. James Kynge, principal of China Confi...

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Trade Unions Help Migrant Workers Realise Labour Rights in Thailand

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Duration: 11:16
Updated: 07 Aug 2013

Four people from Myanmar, living in Thailand, meet the ILO Director General, Mr. Guy Ryder and tell their personal stories about vulnerability and hardship a...

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Migrant Workers - China

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Duration: 13:29
Updated: 22 Jul 2013

June 2006 Over two hundred million migrants work illegally in China. They power China's economic growth but are condemned to a life in the shadows. On the ou...

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China: service center for migrant workers

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Duration: 1:59
Updated: 06 Aug 2013

To help rural migrants adapt to city life and find jobs, the Chongqing municipality, with support from the World Bank, has set up service centers across the ...

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Inflation squeezes China's migrant workers

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Duration: 3:44
Updated: 11 Jun 2013

As China's economy slows, migrant workers are feeling squeezed by rising prices and fees.

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Migrant Workers in Canada: Working and living conditions

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Duration: 6:41
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

Part Two of a four-part video testimonial series on the hardships, challenges, discrimination and dangers faced by migrant workers in Canada. For more inform...

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China: free skills training for migrant workers

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Duration: 1:37
Updated: 14 Aug 2013

For the millions of rural migrants now in Chinese cities, lack of job skills is a major challenge. With World Bank support, a government program in Chongqing...

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China: free housing for migrant workers

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Duration: 1:39
Updated: 29 Jul 2013

A government program supported by the World Bank offers incentives for local companies to provide better living conditions for migrant workers. For more info...

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Phillipine migrant workers pay personal price

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Duration: 2:15
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

The Philippine economy is heavily reliant on income from migrant workers. Billions of dollars are sent home annually but it comes at a high price for those l...

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Migrant worker rights under scrutiny in Qatar

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Duration: 2:16
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

Beam by beam, the Qatari capital is growing on the backs of migrant workers who've left families and homes, eager for opportunity. Their average monthly sala...

http://wn.com/Migrant_worker_rights_under_scrutiny_in_Qatar

Thailand migrant workers face deportation

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Duration: 2:33
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

In Thailand, two million undocumented migrant workers are facing deportation after a registration deadline passed earlier this month. Many of them could not ...

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