Today, we celebrate a big win: the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the preliminary agreement for a new trade deal reached by the United States and Mexico will ensure migrant workers are protected under labor laws, bring labor obligations from a side accord into the core of the agreement, and make labor obligations fully enforceable. Since…
Every year, tens of thousands of internationally recruited au pairs come to the United States with the promise of a cultural exchange under the J-1 visa program. Instead, many encounter wage theft, discrimination and exploitation. “Shortchanged: The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program“ debunks the myth that the poorly regulated au pair…
This harvest season, join CDM for our annual Cien Cenas — One Hundred Dinners — campaign to raise crucial funding and awareness for migrant workers’ rights. This year, we’ll be honoring the hundreds of thousands of men and women working in food and food service industries, from farms and factories to restaurants and resorts, while raising funds to…