The true cost of "cheap" labor: the costs associated with uncontrolled immigration and flooding the U.S. job market with foreign, low-wage laborers far outweigh any savings to be gained.
One of the great myths of the immigration debate is that American workers will not do the types of jobs currently being filled in large part by illegal immigrants. A corollary to this train of thought is that the historically unprecedented levels of immigration, much of it illegal, benefits...

RP appeals to Israel for Filipino workers.
Labor Secretary Patricia A. Sto. Tomas said yesterday that the Philippines, through its Ambassador to Tel Aviv Belen Anota, has appealed to Israeli authorities to go slow in its ongoing drive against illegal foreign workers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), stressing that as far as the OFWs are concerned,...

Unions and immigrants: no longer enemies.
For over a century the challenge of immigration has vexed organized labor. In the late nineteenth century, the American Federation of Labor (AFL), led by cigarmaker Samuel Gompers (himself an immigrant from Europe who, in his own words, "secured the honors and duties of citizenship" only in his twenties),...

Senate urged to ratify 2 international accords on migrant workers.
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago yesterday urged her colleagues in the Senate to ratify two international agreements aimed at protecting migrant workers worldwide. She said the ratification of the Senate is needed because under the Constitution, no treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective unless concurred...

US security vs economy.
Byline: ANDY GOLDBERG Deutsche Presse-Agentur LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON Within the last week, two states along the border with Mexico Arizona and New Mexico have declared states of emergency due to soaring violence and human and drug smuggling connected to illegal immigration. US Homeland Security chief Michael...

Does the U.S. Need to Import Professional Workers?
"In a global marketplace where skilled employees are in short supply, nations will be forced to compete for them. The U.S. would be foolish to forgo its strategic advantage by unduly restricting the flow of skilled workers to this country." FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, the U.S. economy...

Malaysia relaxes rules on hiring OFWs.
Byline: E.T. SUAREZ Labor Secretary Patricia A. Sto. Tomas welcomed yesterday the new Malaysian rule on hiring foreign workers, including Filipinos, as these would facilitate employment and ensure the protection of Filipino workers. Sto. Tomas said the new rules, that took effect on Aug. 1,...

Australia affirms need for skilled Filipino workers.
DoLE Secretary Marianito Roque said talks on the government-to-government agreement with Australia are ongoing for the deployment of information technology (IT) specialists and other Filipino professionals. Roque said more high-end jobs await skilled Filipino workers because they remain highly in demand abroad among other foreign workers despite...

Transnational tortillas; race, gender, and shop-floor politics in Mexico and the United States.
9780801474224 Transnational tortillas; race, gender, and shop-floor politics in Mexico and the United States. Bank Munoz, Carolina. ILR Press 2008 202 pages $18.95 Paperback HD9330 Studying worker experiences on the shop...

Jackson Lewis Experts Assess Employment Landscape Post-Election.
Employee rights are front and center as EFCA and other legislation take effect - Employers to Take a More Proactive Role in Employee Communications - NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's largest and fastest growing workplace law firms,...