Migrant Workers Behind the scenes of technological advancements, a glitzy city’s beautiful architecture, are universally exploited migrant workers. Seeking leave from the poverty they face back home under another country’s walls, their presence is something to be ‘justified’. Under contractual sponsorship, their presence can be validated, and have dodge deportation. Departing from their community back home to assist as domestic workers in someone else’s, migrant workers live under an affirmation that their work, their people, are an importable commodity. The system which enables these conditions, the kafala system, or sponsorship, creates a binding agreement between a kafeel, or sponsor, and foreign workers. The terms are disproportionately …show more content…
The recruiting process starts off in the worker’s country, via an agency, which, in UAE’s case, has to handle costs related to the worker’s recruitment. With the promise of UAE’s labor laws, no cost of airfare, work visa to be paid by their sponsor, and the beautiful country itself, the compromise is made, often driven by a need to make money for family back …show more content…
“In Dubai’s two largest camps, Al Quoz and Sonapor, the typical dwelling is a small room of 12 by 9 feet which sleeps as many as 8 workers” (as cited in Human Rights Watch 2009, 23). They often lack proper sanitation and drainage, and these conditions are prevalent in even the largest of construction firms. In 2009, Arabtec was exposed to have disdainfully filthy conditions, including raw sewage waste, and no running toilet water within the overcrowded labor camp. The government takes a large role in furthering the migrant workers marginalization, In Sara Hamza’s research on “Migrant Labor in the Arabian Gulf,” the government takes a hand in restricting migrant workers from in-city housing, “when a construction firm in Dubai headed by a European family decided to house its employees in villas in the Jumeirah area, officials from the municipality evicted the workers and encouraged them to find housing in a labor camp” (as cited in Ali 2010, 93). Migrant workers are extremely domesticated in the Gulf countries, in the UAE and Qatar, an 80% of the population are expatriates, with citizenship awarded on the basis that a person is fluent in Arabic, and has lived in the country for over 20 years. It is not guaranteed that citizenship is awarded, no matter how well-off the person
In this documentary about Mexican’s workers experience in Ontario, Canada, Min Sook Lee addresses the issue of the Foreign Temporary Worker program. Specifically, El Contrado demonstrates how Mexicans come to Canada in order to work during several months under bad working conditions. Those workers have to leave their family constantly in order to help them financially. They work 8 months a year, which means that they are home in Mexico only for 4 months (El Contrado). Maximo left his family behind; unfortunately, he cannot even for four months in order to see his son as he is illegal in Canada. As those Mexican workers, Maximo experienced bad working conditions. Here he briefly talks about working conditions and explains how he wanted to get
The author, Scott Russell Sanders; in his essay ¨Staying Put: Making a Home In a Restless World,¨ carefully crafted use of diction, imagery and figurative language generates his unfavorable attitude towards people ceasing to be migrants, instead of becoming inhabitants. His purpose is to respond to an essay written by Salman Rushdie and to convince the reader to stop uprooting themselves when things get tough and to settle in to where they are and ¨make it durable and long lasting¨. This purpose was created by direct quotes and explanations, yet respectful opinion.
Cundal and Seaman discuss the many ways in which the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is abused and the effects of this misuse on the workers. Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) are working jobs that should be classified as long term positions, not short term. This incorrect classification affects a worker’s salary, healthcare plan, pension, vacation pay, and sick days. Cundal and Seaman also address the ways in which TFW are more susceptible to employer abuse than other workers. Temporary Foreign Workers must apply for a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) before switching employers, which can take up to five months; most workers cannot afford to live without a source of income for this length of time. This usually compels workers to keep serious issues private. Many workers are also uninformed about their basic rights, which often leaves them exposed to mistreatment or abuse by employers. Cundal, an immigration lawyer in Calgary and Seaman, a human rights and civil liberties researcher wrote an unbiased and fact based article using a wide variety of sources including articles, reports, and newsletters. Cundal and Seaman provided an extensive reference list in addition to footnotes to support their writing. The authors not only address the human rights issues faced by TFW’s, they also identify ways in which these issues can be resolved. Cundal and Seaman however, fail to provide information on how many TFW are affected by employer abuse and exploitation. This information is
Many students have jobs, family matters, or extracurricular activities, keeping them away from home late at night. Because of this they go to bed late and are exhausted the next day. Most administrators and adults think that teens complaining about school starting at 7:45AM is just classic teenage laziness, but it would benefit Saltillo High School to start school later. Many students choose to skip first block because of how exhausted they wake up feeling, and, consequently, they fall behind in their work and their grades show as much. Students that come to school on time, while they’re counted present, often learn as much as the ones who stayed at home. They either fall asleep during class or don’t pay attention to anything the teacher says.
stools, so they wouldn’t fall into the fire place. Pioneers who lived on the Midwestern plains put babies in wooden boxes then secured them to the poles of their plows. Southern dirt farmers put pegs into the ground at the edge of the field they were working on and tied their children to the pegs to prevent them from running too far. African American mothers often had to take care of the white children along with their own which often led to the older black children helping to take care of their younger siblings. The African mothers would sing white babies to sleep while their own children had to comfort themselves. Migrant labor mothers had to give their babies shade in the beet fields where they were working, they would make tents for them.
Throughout the various books that we have read, one of the many concepts that stood out for me was the well-being and healthcare of undocumented workers. Due to the current criminalization of immigration, most undocumented workers live in a constant state of fear and anxiety. This really made me think about the psychological and somatic outcomes of fear, stigma, trauma, and prejudice for undocumented workers. This brought into question the structural and symbolic violence that causes undocumented workers to suffer from mental and physical illnesses and how the treatment, if any, is administered.
The agricultural sector in the United States is a significant contributor to the economy. The agricultural sector depends on manual labor that is provided by farm-workers who are involved in harvesting, planting, plants processing, houses packing and facilities preparation that are connected to farming (Bruhn 79). Most of the farm-workers are Latin American migrants and minor representations from other regions. Migrant farm-workers in America are a representation of one group that exists among the most marginalized and less served population in the state. A migrant farm worker is described as a person whose primary employment lies in the agricultural sector on a recurring basis and exists in houses that are temporary. In America currently,
The debate about asylum seekers in Australia is contentious and politically charged, but research commissioned by Amnesty International has found that anti-asylum seekers sentiments are not actually fuelled by racism.
"Brokering Immigrant Worker Rights: An Examination of Local Immigration Control, Administrative Capacity and Civil Society." Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Mar. 2015, pp. 470-492. EBSCOhost. Web. May 3. 2017.
The essay will first discuss the 457 Temporary Labour Migration visa, 457 visa is the most common kind of visa used by employers to sponsor overseas employees, usually the
We all come from different places and ethnicities, and because of having a dream, people fled away from their home to seek for something to make their life better. Going to a country like United States, is not only a dream but also, an opportunity because many people think that America is the best place to settle in, where work, and education are an easy access. Though this statement is partly true, it is not that easy. Everyone envied because America is a great nation because it's a country of opportunity, but a part of it also is a mixture of feelings that are hard to explain especially if you are immigrant. Every day in your life, you are fighting for something in order to fit in and survive. However, in the process of fitting in or blending to a certain place, people, and culture, it requires a lot of personal choices and a lot of effort as an immigrant. It does not only affect you as a human, but also it draws a lot of attention, conflicts and tension between the government and community. Most immigrants have a harder time to adjust or assimilate even though they speak fluent English and eat American foods. Whenever you see a person of white complexion, people assumed that blue eyes and blonde hair are the characteristics of an American, though these are how we perceived American long time ago, this are still the standards of a few now and doesn’t make a big change at all. The judgement of how a person look physically and how they
“I am the Joker,” muttered James Eagan Holmes. The last words the victims heard the night Holmes committed mass murder in the Century 16 movie theatre still haunt the living victims and countless other citizens of Aurora, Colorado. It is compelling how someone attempted to rationalize his actions with such an elementary phrase, which once had no meaning at all. The claim seems nonsensical and slightly amusing solely because he is implying he committed the crime on the basis that he is the arch nemesis of famous comic hero, Batman. Statements like these alone do not make an intriguing court trial. The men and women sitting on the jury for weeks on end need entertainment just to stay conscience enough to finish the trial.
Every year, hundreds of expatriates arrive in Kuwait because of their poverty, and the reason behind that is that their governments’ economy is essentially weak. In addition, those people who live under poor conditions cannot earn their basic needs. For example, poor people cannot afford proper education and that would prevent them from getting a decent job to be able to provide their necessities. As a result, we have heard about those tragedies all over the years. Therefore, poor people leave their countries in order to survive through working outside their own country to ensure their needs and their family life. In the meantime, expatriates face a lot of trouble while working outside their country.
The theoretical framework consists and describes two theories, the state-centered theory of inequalities and the neoclassical migration theory. The approaches provide a guideline for our analysis section in order to find a proper answer for our research question and sub-questions. Furthermore, the theories help to understand the phenomenon of migration after the implementation of hukou, the occurred social inequalities and the government's behaviour in relation to regulate the size of the migration flow and control the living conditions of the workers. Both of the theories are emphasise the role of the government and the important impact of the policies and regulations on the society. However, the state-centered theory of inequality is focusing on the responsibilities of the government, while the neoclassical migration theory sheds light on the topic, based on the migration.
This essay will examine the technique of workfare as a way of governing the poor. Workfare is a widely contested area which evokes many conflicting opinions at both the political and the public level. The following quote comes from Dan Hodges, a British commentator writing for The Daily Telegraph, and gives an interesting insight in one of the discussions workfare poses. Hodges writes about the way several proponents of workfare (including David Cameron, the British PM in 2012), who are quite successful themselves with their careers, condemn unemployed citizens to do anything but pleasant jobs without getting a reasonable compensation: