Last night during the State of the Union Address, President Obama called for increased opportunity in the United States. He called for Congress to act this year on immigration reform that immigrant communities, labor leaders, faith leaders, and business leaders have advocated for. The President promised to raise the minimum wage in federal contracts; a…
Dear friends, You are outstanding: thank you. In 2013, supporters like you helped us win bipartisan support for international labor recruitment reform; strengthen migrant worker leadership across Mexico and the United States; bring migrant leaders and a delegation of migrant women to Washington; and protect fair and carnival workers from retaliation and abuse. Let’s build…
CDM Stands with Migrant Workers By Lilián López Gracian, Promotion, Education and Leadership Development Coordinator For eight years, CDM has been standing with migrant workers, defending their rights and helping them to advocate for themselves. Today, as we celebrate International Migrants Day, we honor both the fight for workplace justice and the incredible migrant…
El CDM se Une a la Lucha con Los Trabajadores Migrantes Por Lilián López Gracian, Coordinadora del Área de Promoción, Educación y Programas del Desarrollo de Liderazgo Durante ocho años, CDM se ha solidarizado con las y los trabajadores migrantes, defendiendo sus derechos y orientándoles sobre cómo defenderlos por sí mismos. Hoy, durante la celebración…
PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 11 de diciembre, 2013 Los trabajadores presentan demanda contra el Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos en su lucha para los salarios justos BALTIMORE, MD– Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc., y sus aliados presentaron una demanda hoy en Pennsylvania contra el Departamento de Trabajo (DOL por sus siglas en…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2013 Workers file suit against the U.S. Department Of Labor in Fight for Just Wages BALTIMORE, MD– Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc., and allies filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania today against the Department of Labor (DOL) to ensure that migrant workers receive fair payment…
October 30, 2013 On Monday, October 28, H.R. 3344, the Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 (FORTE), a bill that regulates foreign labor recruiters, was introduced in the House. H.R. 3344 reforms the employment-based visa system to include some additional worker protections, including critical safeguards against recruitment abuse. The bill includes a…
30 de Octubre, 2013 El lunes 28 de Octubre, se presento en la Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. el proyecto de ley H.R. 3344 titulado el Acto del 2013 Para la Eliminación del Fraude en el Reclutamiento y la Trata en el Extranjero (FORTE por sus siglas en inglés), una propuesta que busca regular…
October 24, 2013 Today President Obama gave remarks at the White House calling on the House of Representatives to take initiative in passing immigration reform. President Obama stated that after the government shutdown and near debt default, the House of Representatives should push forward with their own proposals for immigration reform or take up the…
This week, CDM and our allies organized a historic delegation of internationally recruited women workers from México, the Philippines, and Ecuador. The group of amazing women traveled to D.C. this week to highlight their unique experiences as migrant worker women in the U.S. and during the recruitment process in their communities of origin. Never before…