Abusos y condiciones de servidumbre relacionados con la implementación de los programas de trabajadores huéspedes (el caso tamaulipeco)

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Published: Mar 16, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v22i44.859

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Simón Pedro Izcara Palacios
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

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Las visas H-2A para trabajadores agrarios temporales son muy controvertidas. Así, los grupos defensores de los jornaleros han argumentado que éstas no protegen a la mano de obra estadounidense y propician el abuso y la explotación de los trabajadores foráneos. Tamaulipas presenta una larga tradición de emigración de su población rural a Estados Unidos en busca de empleos agrarios.La preferencia de los empleadores estadounidenses por los jornaleros tamaulipecos se debe a la cercanía de Tamaulipas con la frontera estadounidense, que abarata los costos de transporte, y a la experiencia de los jornaleros tamaulipecos en la realización de actividades muy demandantes físicamente, como la pizca de la naranja. Este artículo analiza el nivel de cumplimiento de los contratos laborales de los trabajadores tamaulipecos que emigran a Estados Unidos con visas temporales H-2A para trabajar en la agricultura.Abuse and Conditions of Serfdom Associated withthe Implementation of Guest Worker Programs(The Case of Tamaulipas)AbstractH-2A visas for temporary agricultural workers are very controversial, with farm-workers supporters claiming that it does not provide sufficient protections for US workers and leaves foreign workers open to abuse and exploitation. Tamaulipas presents a long tradition of rural migration to the United States in search of farm employment.The preference of US employers for Tamaulipas’ workers owes to the proximity of this state to the frontier, which lowers transportation costs, and the experience of Tamaulipas’ workers in very demanding activities, like orange picking. This paper analyses the level of compliance of labor contracts of Tamaulipas workers employed in the United States in the farming sector with H-2A visas

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Izcara Palacios, S. P. (2017). Abusos y condiciones de servidumbre relacionados con la implementación de los programas de trabajadores huéspedes (el caso tamaulipeco). Frontera Norte, 22(44), 237–264. https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v22i44.859
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