You’ve probably seen the news: it looks like the U.S. Supreme Court is about to eviscerate the right to an abortion—a constitutional right that has been protected for half a century. But it’s important to know that you still have the right to an abortion, although many barriers limit access to this right. Three things…
Probablemente has visto las noticias: parece que la Suprema Corte de los Estados Unidos está a punto de anular el derecho al aborto—un derecho constitucional protegido por medio siglo. Ello sería, sin duda, un gran retroceso, pero por ahora es importante recordar que el derecho al aborto todavía existe, aunque muchos obstáculos impiden el acceso…
The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued new guidance which better protects workers’ rights in the H-2B program. Directed at WHD’s field investigators, who are tasked with investigating cases at the local level, this new and updated guidance addresses two widespread abuses that workers, advocates, and CDM have raised—misclassifying jobs…
April 7, 2022 Julie Su Deputy Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Sent via email RE: Ending Sex Discrimination in the H-2 Program and Ensuring Access to Justice for H-2 Workers Dear Deputy Secretary Su: I write to thank you for meeting with my colleague, Centro de los…
Ha pasado más de un año desde que apoyamos a Maritza Pérez Ovando y Adareli Ponce Hernández en la presentación de la primera comunicación pública en contra del gobierno de los EE.UU. bajo el T-MEC. Respaldad por más de 153 firmantes, 125 organizaciones y 28 personas líderes académicas, la comunicación pública argumenta que Estados Unidos…
It’s been over a year since we supported Maritza Perez Ovando and Adareli Ponce Hernandez in filing the first ever complaint against the U.S. government under the USMCA. Supported by more than 153 signatories — 125 organizations and 28 leading academics — the complaint argued that the US is allowing migrant women like Maritza and…
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 31 de marzo de 2022 Contacto: Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, MÉXICO — Hoy, 373 días después de presentar su petición original en virtud del Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC), trabajadoras migrantes y una coalición binacional presentaron un tercer suplemento a la petición. El suplemento detalla la continua…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2022 Contact: Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — Today, 373 days after filing their original petition under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement agreement, migrant worker women and a binational coalition filed a third supplement to the complaint. The supplement details the continued sex-based discrimination within the H-2 visa program as…
Todos los días, nuestro equipo se enorgullece de apoyar a las personas trabajadoras migrantes para ejercer y promover sus derechos. Muchas mujeres han transformado sus experiencias de abuso, discriminación e injusticia en historias de resiliencia y cambio. Su liderazgo inspira a otras a aprender sobre sus derechos y organizarse para mejorar sus condiciones de trabajo.…
Every day, our team proudly stands with migrant worker women by supporting them to exercise and advance their rights. Many women have transformed their experiences of abuse, discrimination, and injustice into stories of resilience and change. Their leadership inspires others to learn about their rights and organize to improve their working conditions. From mobilizing their…