Solidarity Center Report: Migrant Workers Exploited Across the Globe
Monday, December 23, 2013
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Last week, International Migrant Workers
Day highlighted the plight
of migrant workers. Half
of migrant workers are women, and many toil in domestic work. Many others
migrate to work
in construction. As countries scramble to build infrastructure for major
sporting events like the Olympics and World Cup, news of worker rights
violations, including death and injury on the job, are making news. Indeed
these high-profile competitions often are built on the backs of poor and
vulnerable workers, particularly migrant workers. Read more at the Solidarity Center.