Just a few hours ago, the Department of Labor announced new protections for migrant workers! The historic, worker-protective rule reflects decades of courageous advocacy by migrant workers, CDM, and allied organizations. The rule has the potential to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of migrant agricultural workers in the U.S. H-2A visa program. Some of the…
¡Hace apenas unas horas, el Departamento de Trabajo anunció nuevas protecciones para las personas trabajadoras migrantes! Esta histórica regla refleja décadas de valiente defensa por parte de las personas trabajadoras migrantes, el CDM y organizaciones aliadas. La regla tiene el potencial de mejorar las vidas de cientos de miles de trabajadoras y trabajadores agrícolas migrantes en el…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Apr 26, 2024 Contact: Francisco Díaz, Communications and Media Relations Lead at Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (francisco@cdmigrante.org) Baltimore, Maryland. Today, the U.S. The Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule to improve protections for workers in temporary agricultural employment in the United States through the H-2A guestworker program. Centro de…
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…
Acabamos de concluir la tercera cumbre “El Futuro del Trabajo Temporal” en Atlanta, Georgia. La cumbre reunió a personas trabajadoras con visas TN de diversas industrias y estados para fortalecer sus vínculos y consolidar su poder colectivo junto a organizaciones aliadas. Durante los últimos tres días, las personas trabajadoras con visas TN de diferentes sectores, en…
Atlanta, GA – Migrant workers with TN visas met today with representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta to ask for justice and strengthened labor protections for migrant professionals working in the United States with TN visas. The gathering was part of The Future of [Guest]work: Building TN Worker Power, a three-day…
Hoy, Día Internacional del Migrante, marca exactamente 1,000 días desde que las mujeres trabajadoras migrantes, junto con el CDM y docenas de otras organizaciones, presentaron una queja bajo el Tratado entre Estados Unidos, México y Canadá (T-MEC) contra Estados Unidos por discriminación de género en los programas de empleo temporal. En este Día Internacional del Migrante, celebramos la fortaleza de estas mujeres trabajadoras…
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…
Over the past seven days, we’ve celebrated CDM’s Week of Gratitude; seven days where we highlighted some of the people who have helped make this year a very special year for us and a very important year for migrant workers’ rights. But before we close out this Week of Gratitude we want to take a moment to thank…
Durante los últimos siete días, hemos celebrado la Semana de Gratitud en CDM; siete días en los que hemos destacado a algunas personas que han contribuido a que este sea un año muy especial para nosotras y para los derechos de las personas trabajadoras migrantes. Antes de cerrar esta Semana de Gratitud queremos tomar un momento para agradecerte…