Tuesday 30 June 2009
The Fallacy of a Guest Worker Program Returns ☀
As I have said before, guest worker programs institutionalize a second-class labor market in which temporary workers are exploited and cannot look for other jobs. They are basically bound to unscrupulous employers. Guest workers’ vulnerability in the workplace weakens conditions and lowers wages for all workers.
Any kind of guest worker program will hurt foreign and native-born workers.
