We’re thrilled to report a big win in court! No one should have to pay to work. Recruitment fees are the root of a myriad of labor abuses — leaving workers indebted, and vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation. While federal law prohibits recruitment fees, it is often toothless. This means that employers and recruiters can get away…
Can you hear them? This International Women’s Day, our team is honoring courageous migrant worker women who stand up for their right to a safe workplace. But who are the women willing to blow the whistle? Today, we’re thinking of Mariel, a Mexican veterinarian hired to work in an Oklahoma hog farm under the TN…
On February 15, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency in an attempt to build a border wall. In response, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) released the following statement: There is no national emergency. What we have is a President who is willing to manufacture a border crisis in order to…
¡Le damos la bienvenida al equipo del CDM a Sulma Guzmán, nuestra nueva directora de incidencia política! Sulma se une al CDM con una amplia experiencia en incidencia, lo que refleja su compromiso de por vida con los derechos de las y los trabajadores y las comunidades desatendidas a través de su trabajo en políticas…
We’re thrilled to welcome Sulma Guzmán, our new policy director, to the CDM team! Sulma joins CDM with a wealth of advocacy experience reflecting her lifelong commitment to workers rights and underserved communities through direct litigation and policy work. She is a native of California’s Central Valley and the proud daughter of farmworkers. Following roles…
No pudimos dejar pasar la oportunidad de cerrar el año con un día más de difusión vital para las y los trabajadores migrantes, ¡sólo es posible gracias a tu apoyo! El sábado pasado, Claudia Cruz y Rebeca Rodríguez realizaron un taller de “Conozca sus derechos” en el 3er Foro de Migrantes en Huimilpan, Hidalgo. Personas trabajadoras,…
We couldn’t pass up the chance to close out the year with one more day of vital migrant worker outreach — only possible thanks to your support! Last Saturday, Claudia Cruz and Rebeca Rodriguez conducted a Know-Your-Rights workshop at the 3rd Migrant Forum in Huimilpan, Hidalgo. Workers, their family members, local authorities and media attended the…
While picking seafood with an H-2B visa, Elisa Martínez Tovar found that her workplace conditions were far from what she was promised. Her employer forced Elisa and her coworkers to live in deplorable housing. Women were channelled into lower paying tasks. Sometimes, they would go weeks without work. Their visas tied them to a single employer. And…
Today, on International Migrants Day, we’re thinking of Jesús and Rigoberto — they’re closing 2018 on a high note. Jesús Silva and Rigoberto Zepeda reached out to us two years ago when they faced abuse while working in the forestry industry with H-2B visas. But now we’re celebrating: we just settled their case alongside our allies at California…
It’s been a month since we launched our new report, Fake Jobs For Sale: Analyzing Fraud and Advancing Transparency in U.S. Labor Recruitment. For members of CDM’s Migrant Defense Committee (“Comité”), a group of over 80 worker leaders and their families, recruitment fraud is part of everyday life. And now, their commitment to combat fraud is stronger…