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Workers and Unions on the Move. Organising and Defending Migrant Workers in Agriculture and Allied Sectors

Document number
1772
Date
2008
Title
Workers and Unions on the Move. Organising and Defending Migrant Workers in Agriculture and Allied Sectors
Author/publisher
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Human trafficking, Slave Labour, Sexual Exploitation, Begging, Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour, Removal of organs, Debt bondage, Trafficking forms, Smuggling, Labour exploitation, Domestic labour, Slavery-like practices; Agricultural labour; Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
Summary
This handbook is for any trade unionists who want to help stopthe abuse and exploitation of migrant workers – whether those whoare leaving to work elsewhere, or those who are arriving to work intheir country or region. By doing this, you will be helping maintainemployment standards for all.This handbook is divided into two sections:Section 1: Why migrant labour is increasing in agricultureand related industries around the world, and the kinds of problemsthat migrant workers face.Section 2: What unions can do, and why it is importantand useful to do it, byHelping to inform migrant workers about their rights in thecountry to which they are going;Organising migrant workers; bringing more migrants into thetrade unions;Representing migrant workers in negotiations with employersand governments;Getting governments to take responsibility by improving andimplementing laws, as well as signing up to internationalstandards;
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