Building TN Worker Power

We just closed the third “The Future of [Guest]Work” summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit brought together workers on TN visas from across industries and states to build power and strengthen connections with allies. Over the past three days, TN workers representing different industries, joined by Migration that Works members, developed an advocacy agenda that reflects the experiences…

A Thousand Days of Advocacy

Today, International Migrants’ Day, marks exactly 1,000 days since migrant worker women alongside CDM and dozens of other organizations submitted a complaint under the US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) against the United States for sex-discrimination in guestworker programs. On this meaningful day, we celebrate the strength of these migrant worker women and the positive ripple effects created by their courageous complaint. By the US government’s own recognition, the women…

Migrant Workers are Building Momentum

November 20, 2023 We did it! With contributions from dozens of workers, CDM and Migration that Works (a coalition of labor, migration, civil rights, anti-trafficking organizations and academics chaired by CDM) submitted a total of FIVE(!) extensive comments in support of the proposed rules to the H-2 guestworker programs. We just submitted the last three…

Deferred Action in action

Finally! After months of planning, we held our first mass pro se deferred action legal clinic for farmworkers in North Carolina this past Sunday. Ever since the Deferred Action for Labor Disputes process was announced in January of this year we knew this could be a game-changer for workers unable to speak out against abuse for fear…

CDM receives Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons

I am honored to share that CDM was just awarded the Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The award ceremony happened a few moments ago during the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF). The ceremony included Senior White House officials and…

Another HUGE win for migrant workers!

This is a watershed moment. On Tuesday,  Mexico and the United States signed a historic agreement (MOU) on protections for migrant workers. Thanks to our relentless advocacy, the agreement includes unprecedented provisions to strengthen workers’ rights across the region! For the past 17 years, CDM has led cross-border campaigns to advance migrant justice and gender…