This International Human Rights Day, we’re urging the Office of the United States Trade Representative to strengthen migrant worker protections in the United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA). Today, as the Labor Council celebrated its third meeting with private and public sessions on the implementation of the USMCA labor chapter, CDM urged all three governments to maintain the Labor Chapter…
Last Friday, the world tuned in as FIFA announced the dates and locations for next year’s World Cup matches. While most people were focused on the match schedules, our team was focused on protections for migrant workers during the games. Immediately following the draw, Ricardo Ortiz, CDM’s Campaign Strategist, met President Sheinbaum and urged her to ensure that…
The past few weeks have been very busy for all of us at CDM. Here’s a quick recap of everything we’ve been up to to ensure fair wages and strengthened protections for farm and poultry workers whose hard work make Thanksgiving feasts possible for families all across the United States: We strongly opposed the US Department of…
We’re only two days away from our 20th Anniversary event in Washington, DC! It’s going to be a great night with amazing guests, incredible music, inspiring awardees and delicious food. And today we have two more special surprises to share: The first surprise is that a generous member of CDM’s Board of Directors, Laurie Burgess, has agreed to match…
Last night we celebrated CDM’s 20th Anniversary in Mexico City. And it was an absolute blast! It was amazing to see so many people who’ve been part of our journey, celebrating the victories of the past 20 years and recommitting to the fight ahead. But I’ll let the photos below speak for themselves. Now, with the…
This week, CDM filed a friend-of-the-court brief opposing employer-led efforts to dismantle key worker protections included in the 2024 H-2 program rule issued by the Biden Administration. From the beginning, corporations and low-road employers pushed back against a few of the rule’s worker-centered provisions. But now, they’re asking the court to throw out the rule entirely. We can’t let…
Labor Day holds special significance for all of us at Centro de los Derechos del Migrante. Not only do we honor the courage and collective achievements of workers fighting for better working conditions and a better future, but we also celebrate our anniversary. And this year, we are celebrating a milestone—CDM’s 20th anniversary! As we reflect…
Our class action lawsuit against Hyundai Glovis and GFA Alabama is moving forward! We’re thrilled that Rosa Linda, Jimmy, and many other workers are one step closer to getting justice for the fraud and abusive working conditions they endured while working in the US with TN visas. Just today we received word that the Northern District…
Guestworker visa programs are structurally flawed and they facilitate the abuse and exploitation of migrant workers. Everyday we hear from migrant guestworkers facing wage theft, violence, discrimination, retaliation and human trafficking. Now, members in Congress are seeking to dramatically expand guestworker visa programs and carve out visa cap exceptions for industries that have an extensive…
Borders should never be barriers to justice. That’s why I’m excited to share that, in collaboration with the Immigrant Justice Clinic at American University Washington College of Law (IJC) and Justice in Motion (JiM), we’ve updated our Money Transfers to Mexico Manual; a key resource that provides critical support for advocates looking to deliver unpaid…