Press Release – Report Uncovers Significant Abuses of Migrant Workers in the U.S. Fair and Carnival Industry and Advances Comprehensive Recommendations.pdf
Comunicado de Prensa – Informe Desvela Abusos Significativos de los Trabajadores Migratorios en la Industria de Ferias y Carnavales de EE.UU. y Avanza Recomendaciones Comprensivas.pdf
PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 15 de febrero de 2013 Contacto: Rachel Micah-Jones, Directora Ejecutiva Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. rachel@cdmigrante.org 01-800-590-1773 Estudio revela los abusos enfrentados por los migrantes reclutados bajo los programas de trabajo temporal H-2 y recomienda cambios para abordarlos DISTRITO FEDERAL, MEXICO – Más de 100,000 trabajadores temporales son reclutados…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Coalition Sheds Light on Abuses Suffered by Internationally Recruited Workers WASHINGTON, D.C., February 5, 2013 – As the immigration debate heats up in the nation’s capitol, labor rights, migrant rights and anti-trafficking organizations have come together to speak out against immigrant worker abuse and to call on Congress to address their concerns…
January 30, 2013 Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) applauds President Obama and the bipartisan group of Senators for their commitment to realizing immigration reform that includes a roadmap to citizenship, a focus on family unity, and worker protections. Temporary migrant workers are contracted to perform grueling work, whether harvesting crabs, assembling carnival…
January 17, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Rachel Micah-Jones, Executive Director Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. rachel@cdmigrante.org 410-783-0236 Study Highlights Abuses in the Recruitment of Migrant Workers Employed Under the H-2 Temporary Worker Program and Recommends Change WASHINGTON, D.C.- Over 100,000 temporary workers are recruited abroad for employment in the United States each…
Advocates File Complaint with UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (Dec 13 2012)
CDM published “Money Transfers to Mexico: A Manual Examining the Transfer of Funds from U.S. Advocates to Clients in Mexico,”in collaboration with the American University Washington College of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic and the Global Workers’ Justice Alliance. For years, migrant rights advocates have fought to ensure that workers whose rights have been violated receive…
The Mexican National Administrative Office (NAO) issued an opinion in response to petitions filed by U.S. and Mexican workers’ rights advocates for violations of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC). In its decision, the NAO agreed that apparent violations had occurred denying workers protection under the NAALC. The opinion calls on the Mexican…
Farmworker Women will Convene in Washington DC to Demand Protections A delegation of farmworker women will meet in Washington, D.C. from October 2-4, 2012 to launch a new national initiative dedicated to promoting economic justice, equality, health and safety for all U.S. agricultural workers. The group is comprised of current and former agricultural workers, along…