Institute for Migrant Rights: migration and farmworker law news https://theimr.org/migration-law/#news Significant developments in migration law and farmworker law: new laws, court rulings and ratifications. en US Labor Department tells court it will set new H-2A wage rates by 30 Decemberhttps://capitalpress.com/2026/10/23/labor-department-tells-judge-its-striving-to-set-wages-by-deadlineimr-news-2026-10-22-fcf68c9933Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Farmworkers, MigrationAfter a federal court ruled that the 2025 change to the H-2A wage method was unlawful, the Department of Labor told the court it is working to publish replacement wage rates by the court's 30 December 2026 deadline. Source: Capital Press. US court rules the H-2A wage cut unlawfulhttps://communitysentinel.media/2026/10/19/court-victory-for-farmworkers-redirects-spotlight-to-rotten-us-food-chain/imr-news-2026-08-af2ccda5f2Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Farmworkers, MigrationIn a case brought by the United Farm Workers, a federal court in Fresno held that the Labor Department's new method for setting H-2A guest-worker wages, which cut pay by up to $7 an hour, was unlawful. Source: Community Sentinel. US Labor Department rescinds 1980 rule on coordinating protections for migrant farmworkershttps://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/dol-revokes-coordination-on-migrant-worker-legal-protectionsimr-news-2026-08-31-8d4fc7153dMon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Farmworkers, MigrationThe Department of Labor revoked a 1980 regulation on coordinating the enforcement of legal protections for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Source: Bloomberg Law. EU Pact on Migration and Asylum applies from todayhttps://malta.representation.ec.europa.eu/news/pact-migration-and-asylum-enters-application-12-june-2026-06-11_enimr-news-2026-06-12-54818eb41bFri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000MigrationThe package of EU regulations on asylum procedures, screening at external borders, Eurodac and solidarity between member states entered into application. Source: European Commission. Deadline passes for the recast EU Single Permit Directivehttps://mcs.pt/single-permit-directive-in-portugal-what-the-21-may-2026-transposition-deadline-means-for-employers-and-third-country-workers/imr-news-2026-05-21-09cbf7e4f6Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000Migration, FarmworkersMember states had to transpose Directive (EU) 2024/1233, which gives third-country workers a single work and residence permit, equal treatment and a right to change employer. Source: MCS (Portugal). South Korea suspends seasonal farmworker recruitment from four Thai provinceshttps://laotiantimes.com/2026/05/14/south-korea-suspends-seasonal-worker-recruitment-from-four-thai-provinces/imr-news-2026-05-14-803d192a66Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000Farmworkers, MigrationKorea halted recruitment under its seasonal worker scheme from Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum and Maha Sarakham. Source: Laotian Times. South Korea plans mandatory insurance and safety checks for migrant farmworkershttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260423/govt-eyes-new-protections-for-migrant-workers-to-shore-up-faltering-farmsimr-news-2026-04-23-c93314cc22Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000Farmworkers, MigrationThe government announced plans for compulsory insurance and safety checklists covering migrant workers on farms. Source: Korea Times. Indonesia passes the Domestic Workers Protection Lawhttps://www.asia-pacific-solidarity.net/news/2026-04-21/indonesia-passes-long-awaited-law-protecting-domestic-workers.htmlimr-news-2026-04-21-ecab73663fTue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000MigrationAfter more than two decades of campaigning, Indonesia's House of Representatives passed a law protecting domestic workers. Source: Asia Pacific Solidarity Network.