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[quote=Anonymous]The State Department’s continued mischaracterization of the program as a cultural exchange rather than a work program enables sponsors and host families to abuse au pairs, while lack of enforcement by the State Department allows these abuses to persist.

We recommend transferring oversight
of the au pair program to the Department
of Labor to strengthen protections of au pairs’ rights. Until the transfer occurs, we recommend that the State Department bolster oversight, accountability, transparency, and enforcement. To counter the economic coercion that au pairs report, we recommend that the State Department ban sponsor agencies from charging au pairs recruitment fees and that au pairs be paid a fair hourly wage without deductions for room and board. We recommend that the State Department consult with the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security to ensure au pairs do not face barriers to justice while in the United States or after returning to their countries of origin. We recommend that the State Department facilitate au pairs’ ability to change employers. Finally, we recommend that au pairs receive a contract at the time of recruitment and know-your-rights training upon arrival in the United States.[/quote]

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