A massive temporary worker programme for the U.S.: solution or mirage?

M. J. Miller and Yeres Dj.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper studying the feasibility of implementing employment policy and migration policy for short term employment of Mexican migrant workers in the USA - gives historical background information, compares previous experiences with those in Western Europe, covers labour demand, amount and duration of work permits, contracting, etc., evaluates short and long term implications, and presents five programme models. References and statistical tables.

Keywords: employment policy; migration policy; short term; employment; Mexican; migrant workers.; history; labour demand; duration; work permit; contracting; long term; statistical table; politique de l'emploi; politique migratoire; court terme; emploi; Mexicain; travailleur migrant; política de empleo; política migratoria; corto plazo; empleo; mexicano; trabajador migrante; histoire; besoins en main-d'oeuvre; durée; permis de travail; conclusion de contrats; long terme; tableau statistique; historia; necesidad de mano de obra; duración; permiso de trabajo; contrata; largo plazo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 58 pages
Date: 1979
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-26, Migration for Employment Project

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