October 19, 2020
The consulates have an employment verification service for temporary workers with H-2A visas, by means of telephone line, and recently, by means of WhatsApp using the number 800-108-4724, or also by email at [email protected].
October 16, 2020
Una de las violaciones más comunes dentro del trabajo agrícola temporal en Estados Unidos es el robo de salarios. El robo de salarios implica no sólo la falta de pago por el trabajo desarrollado, si no también cuando no se pagan las horas que fueron trabajadas, incluyendo las horas extra, cuando no se respeta el salario prometido durante la contratación, cuando el empleador hace descuentos indebidos o no reembolsa los gastos del viaje, visa, y reclutamiento.
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The work was what I was promised:
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They paid me an adequate salary:
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They paid me for all the hours that I worked:
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They provided me with pay stubs:
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The work hours were:
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They provided me with everything I needed to do my work safely and healthily:
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They paid me return travel costs to my community:
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They paid my travel costs to the U.S. from my community:
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They paid the cost of the visa:
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They provided me with housing:
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The housing was dignified:
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They treated me the same as everyone else:
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They punished me for making a complaint or for defending my rights:
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They charged me for the job offer:
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They charged me money but didn’t get me the job:
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They gave me a loan:
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Did they charge interest?
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They gave me a work contract:
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The work was what I was promised:
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They punished me for making a complaint or for defending my rights:
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Now they don't hire my relatives (0)
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The work was what I was promised:
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They paid me an adequate salary:
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They paid me for all the hours that I worked:
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They provided me with pay stubs:
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The work hours were:
insufficient (1) good (0) too many (0)
They provided me with everything I needed to do my work safely and healthily:
Yes (0) No (1)
They paid me return travel costs to my community:
Yes (0) No (1)
They paid my travel costs to the U.S. from my community:
Yes (1) No (0)
They paid the cost of the visa:
Yes (1) No (0)
They provided me with housing:
Yes (0) No (1)
The housing was dignified:
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They treated me the same as everyone else:
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I think it was because of my:
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language (0)
sex (0)
age (0)
sexual orientation (0)
other (1)
They punished me for making a complaint or for defending my rights:
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The punishment was:
They gave me more hours (0)
They gave me less hours (0)
They gave me more difficult tasks (0)
They threatened me (0)
They fired me (0)
They didn't hire me again (0)
They retained my personal documents (0)
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They retained my personal documents:
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They threatened me:
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They physically assaulted me:
Yes (0) No (1)
They verbally assaulted me:
Yes (1) No (0)
They sexually assaulted me:
Yes (0) No (1)
They kept me somewhere against my will:
Yes (0) No (1)
September 30, 2020
In order to look for jobs with temporary visas in the United States it is of utmost importance to understand the hiring process, keep in mind necessary requirements and procedures, and verify information about job offers.
September 29, 2020
Para buscar empleo con visas de trabajo temporal en los Estados Unidos es de suma importancia conocer el proceso de contratación, tener en cuenta los trámites y requisitos necesarios y verificar la información sobre las ofertas de trabajo.
September 28, 2020
The passport is an official identification document used to travel and to show proof of identity and nationality of a person.
September 28, 2020
H-2 visas are petition-based permits and are valid when an employer in the United States requests that the United States government approve and certify the visas before scheduling appointments with workers. Therefore, the real work offers are those that have approved certification on behalf of an employer or business. The certification, in a general sense, is a permit that the United States government grants to employers to be able to contract and bring foreign workers to the United States temporarily in order to do the job specified on the petition.
September 25, 2020
El Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM), worked closely with women migrant workers for months on the project: Breaking the Shell: How Maryland’s migrant crab pickers continue to be “picked apart”.
This survey-based report comes at an urgent moment when the pandemic is heightening health and safety risks for the women on H-2B visas who sustain Maryland’s crab industry-- just this July, 50 migrant crab pickers fell ill with COVID-19 on Hooper’s Island.
