When the Season Won’t Wait
For roughly 438 employers and almost 6000 Jamaican H-2A and [...]
The Visa Window: Protecting Jamaica’s Place in the U.S. Work Programme
At East Street, a worker’s journey to the United States [...]
From Pool to Plane: How Workers Move Through the Overseas Employment Process
Once workers are selected for Jamaica’s Overseas Employment Programme, East [...]
Before the Flight: The Office Connecting Jamaicans to Opportunity
Behind every worker who leaves Jamaica through the Overseas Employment [...]
The Jamaican Difference in H-2B
As the H-2B programme becomes increasingly competitive, Jamaica continues to [...]
Between Seasons: Work, Weather and the Weight of Home
Overseas work creates a unique kind of distance.Workers leave home [...]
The Workers Employers Ask For by Name
In the H-2B programme, some workers return season after season [...]
“You Have to Be Ready”: Shafay’s Journey Through the H-2B Programme
Before the job begins, there is a process many never [...]
Five Lessons from the Field: What H-2B Work Really Demands
For liaison officers, the work begins after placement. Supporting H-2B [...]
Jamrock Jerk’s, Commitment to Nation Building
In the H-2B programme, every placement carries consequences. Employers are [...]
