Temporary Worker Programs in the United States Stephanie Espinal Officer for Labour Affairs and Human Rights United States Embassy, Santo Domingo.

Presentación del tema: "Temporary Worker Programs in the United States Stephanie Espinal Officer for Labour Affairs and Human Rights United States Embassy, Santo Domingo."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Temporary Worker Programs in the United States Stephanie Espinal Officer for Labour Affairs and Human Rights United States Embassy, Santo Domingo

2 THERE ARE 20 CATEGORIES OF TEMPORARY WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES

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4 Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Costa Rica Croatia Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Guatemala Honduras Hungary Ireland Israel Jamaica Japan Kiribati Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Mexico Moldova Nauru The Netherlands Nicaragua New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Poland Romania

5 H-1B

6 SPECIALIZEDWORKERS

7 Workers for the Defence Department

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9 H-2A

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11 H-2B

12 Hotel and Hospitality Services

13 SALES

14 LANDSCAPING

15 FOOD PROCESSING

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19 “The fight is never about grapes and lettuce. It is always about persons.” Cesar Chavez

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23 New Rules for Temporary Workers are Aimed at Increasing Wages Published: February 11, 2010

24 ANY QUESTIONS?