Migrant workers are ensured basic human rights as well as other rights with consideration to their vulnerable situation. These rights are guaranteed in universally accepted international instruments. Even though migrant workers are not citizens of the host countries, they are still entitled to their human rights and must be protected by the host country. Migrant workers are human beings who are not only entitled to human rights but deserve to have them protected. With the goal of better understanding the rights of migrant workers as per international law and to illustrate how these rights are actually being implemented, this paper describes their economic and social rights in theory and examines these rights in practice as enforced in two of the world’s top ten migrant hosting countries, namely Iran and the United States. The examination of two countries migrant policies allows for a better understanding of the challenges of today’s migrant workers and illustrates their vulnerability and allows for conclusions of the real situation of migrant workers and also recommendations on how to regulate better migrant policies in line with international human rights law. Migrant workers are treated as economic commodities and are sought out for their cheap labor. In Iran and the United States, they are met with different migrant policies and social attitudes; however, both countries need to revise and update their migrant policies to not only meet international standards but also present economic needs and developments.