¡Noticias emocionantes! ¡Hoy, CDM presenta un nuevo fondo de alto impacto, Boundless (Sin límites)! El fondo nos brinda el espacio para innovar, asumir riesgos audaces y responder rápidamente a nuevos retos. En el mundo de hoy, las personas trabajadoras migrantes y sus defensores enfrentan nuevos desafíos y oportunidades todos los días. CDM tiene la experiencia,…
Exciting news! Today, CDM is introducing our new, high-impact fund, Boundless! The fund gives us the space to innovate, take bold risks, and respond quickly to new developments. In today’s world, migrant workers and their advocates face new challenges and opportunities every day. CDM has the expertise, tools, talent and creativity to make the most…
Isidro Arellano, cliente del Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM), se unió a otros cinco ingenieros de México en una demanda colectiva contra Hyundai Mobis, Allswell, una agencia de empleo y SPJ Connect, una agencia de reclutamiento. El caso alega que estos trabajadores enfrentaron fraude, discriminación y violaciones salariales y fueron explotados a…
Isidro Arellano, CDM’s client, joined 5 other engineers from Mexico in a class-action lawsuit against Hyundai Mobis, Allswell, a staffing agency and SPJ Connect, a recruiting agency. The case alleges that these workers suffered fraud, discrimination and wage violations and were exploited in a scheme for low-wage labor in Hyundai and Kia’s automotive supply chain…
Estimado Gobernador Newsom, Le escribimos para pedirle que firme el proyecto de ley AB 364. Esta legislación brinda las protecciones necesarias para los cientos de miles de personas trabajadoras contratadas internacionalmente que realizan trabajos esenciales para la economía de California. AB 364 requiere que los reclutadores que traigan personas trabajadoras a California desde el extranjero…
Dear Governor Newsom, We write to urge you to sign AB 364 into law. This legislation provides necessary protections for the hundreds of thousands of internationally recruited workers who perform work essential to California’s economy. AB 364 requires labor recruiters that bring workers to California from abroad to register with the State and abide by…
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…