Workers

Migrant farmworkers in Spain living in makeshift encampments have little hope for formal work

March 2, 2023Migration

Many migrant farmworkers in Spain say they can’t afford housing, so they live in makeshift plastic housing near the farms where they work. Local governments have tried to remove these informal settlements and relocate people to shelters far from the farms — but they keep building back.

Man at microphone speaking with hands up

It’s Trump versus California, but immigrants and employers already feel the fallout

March 9, 2018Business, Finance & Economics

"Los Olvidados" is just one of many guerrilla-style art installations by Ramiro Gomez. The LA-based artist focuses his work on the country's often unnoticed immigrant laborers.

How an LA artist brings often unseen immigrant workers into the public eye

January 22, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Olympic impact on China’s migrant workers

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

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