Migrant Workers
The Young Hands That Feed Us
An estimated 524,000 children work unimaginably long hours in America's grueling agricultural fields, and it's all perfectly legal.
Migrant Women Workers From Nepal Are Taking Serious Risks to Provide for Their Families
In response to reports of the abuse of maids in the Gulf, Nepal made it illegal for women to travel to the region for domestic work in 2016—yet many still choose to travel abroad due to lack of economic options in their homeland.
Field Notes: Migrant Workers in Mahachai, Thailand
Mahachai, Thailand: Burmese migrant workers peel shrimp at a processing factory in Thailand's Samut Sakhon province.
Tots 'n' Taters: A Seventh-Birthday Party in Nebraska's Western Panhandle
In every issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame.
The Future of Work: The Guest Worker—Use and Discard
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
A Look at the Terrible Life of Migrant Workers Everywhere
The New York Times’ coverage of the poor conditions laborers at New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus are struggling with is important, but the problem is not unique to one area. A Nepal expert offers some critical context.
Permanently Temporary: The Truth About Temp Work in America
Today’s blue-collar temp laborers face abuses similar to those of migrant farmworkers depicted in the iconic 1960 CBS documentary Harvest of Shame.