Law Library of Congress Report on Guest Worker Programs
The Law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. recently produced a report comparing the legal situation of temporary or guest workers in 14 countries (including Canada):
“The report includes a comparative analysis and individual chapters on each country, the EU, and relevant international arrangements. It provides a general overview of a variety of immigration systems, and addresses issues such as eligibility criteria for the admission of guest workers and their families, guest workers’ recruitment and sponsorship, and visa requirements. The report further discusses the tying of temporary workers to their employers in some countries; the duration and the conditions that apply to switching employers; the terms, including the renewability, of guest workers’ visas; and the availability of a path to permanent status. “
The Library occasionally publishes reports that compare the laws on a given theme in a number of countries.
Earlier comparative law reports from the Law Library of Congress include topics such as:
- Bioethics
- Campaign Finance
- Children’s Rights
- Constitutional Provisions on Women’s Equality
- Education of Non-Native Language Speaking Children
- Foreign Aid Regulation
- Habeas Corpus Rights
- Online Privacy Law
- Repatriation of Historic Human Remains (return of indigenous remains and cultural items)
- Sex Selection & Abortion
The Law Library of Congress is the world’s largest law library, with a collection of over 2.65 million volumes from all ages of history and virtually every jurisdiction in the world.
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