Bacon, David,
Be Our Guests. David Bacon. - Nation, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 43, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Be Our Guests, Sept. 27, 2004; pp. 22+.
"Julio Cesar Guerrero came north from Mexico in the spring of 2001 as a temporary contract worker. Recruited by Manpower of the Americas, he was sent to North Carolina, where he began working on the tobacco farm of Anthony Smith. After a few weeks, his fingers started to hurt, and then, one by one, his fingernails began falling off. Although Smith told him he couldn't see a doctor, he went anyway. The doctor said his problem was possibly caused by working without gloves in fields sprayed with pesticides. So Guerrero, who was employed through the H2-A federal guest worker program, called Legal Aid of North Carolina. But Smith warned him not to talk with legal workers." (NATION) The article reveals schemes that many growers use against guest workers who are not aware of their legal rights or are asserting them.
1522-3191;
Alien labor
Alien labor certification
Blacklisting
Emigration and immigration--Government policy
Emigration and immigration law
Employee rights
Migrant agricultural laborers
AC1.S5
050
Be Our Guests. David Bacon. - Nation, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 43, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Be Our Guests, Sept. 27, 2004; pp. 22+.
"Julio Cesar Guerrero came north from Mexico in the spring of 2001 as a temporary contract worker. Recruited by Manpower of the Americas, he was sent to North Carolina, where he began working on the tobacco farm of Anthony Smith. After a few weeks, his fingers started to hurt, and then, one by one, his fingernails began falling off. Although Smith told him he couldn't see a doctor, he went anyway. The doctor said his problem was possibly caused by working without gloves in fields sprayed with pesticides. So Guerrero, who was employed through the H2-A federal guest worker program, called Legal Aid of North Carolina. But Smith warned him not to talk with legal workers." (NATION) The article reveals schemes that many growers use against guest workers who are not aware of their legal rights or are asserting them.
1522-3191;
Alien labor
Alien labor certification
Blacklisting
Emigration and immigration--Government policy
Emigration and immigration law
Employee rights
Migrant agricultural laborers
AC1.S5
050