Publications

Ripe for Reform: Abuses of Agricultural Workers in the H-2A Visa Program

From September 2019 to January 2020, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (Center for Migrants’ Rights, or “CDM”) traveled across Mexico to interview 100 individuals who had worked as H-2A workers in the U.S. within the past four years. These in-depth interviews revealed a dark side to the H-2A program. The program is rife with systemic violations of workers’ legal rights.

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Shining A Light on Summer Work: A First Look at the Employers Using the J-1 Summer Work Travel Visa

The first-ever, data-informed picture of employment realities in the J-1 Summer Work Travel Program (SWT).

Friend-of-the-Court Brief: NY Farmworkers’ Exclusion from Legal Protections

Through the voices of workers, this CDM friend-of-the-court brief challenges New York farmworkers’ exclusion from legal protections for the right to organize and bargain collectively—rights guaranteed to all under the state’s constitution.

Taken for a Ride

Taken for a Ride: Migrant Workers in the U.S. Fair and Carnival Industry

Picked Apart

Picked Apart: The Hidden Struggles Of Migrant Worker Women In The Maryland Crab Industry

Friend-of-the-Court Brief Seeks to Put a Stop to Exploitative Recruitment Fees

Alongside over a dozen allies, CDM filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit holding employers accountable for charging illegal fees in international labor recruitment.

Recruitment Revealed

Recruitment Revealed: Fundamental Flaws in the H-2 Temporary Worker Program and Recommendations for Change

Monitoring International Labor Recruitment

Monitoring International Labor Recruitment: A Cross-Visa Exploration of Regulatory Challenges

The American Dream Up for Sale

The American Dream Up for Sale: A Blueprint for Ending International Labor Recruitment Abuse

Coerced Under NAFTA

Coerced under NAFTA: Abuses of Migrant Workers in the TN Visa Program and Recommendations for Reform

Engendering Exploitation

Engendering Exploitation: Gender Inequality in U.S. Labor Migration Programs

Engendering Exploitation: Gender Inequality in U.S. Labor Migration Programs – Worker Stories

Impact Report 2015

Ten Years of Impact documents CDM’s first decade of groundbreaking, transnational advocacy. Read the report to learn more about our unique model for impactful migrant justice advocacy.