You’ve probably seen the news: it looks like the U.S. Supreme Court is about to eviscerate the right to an abortion—a constitutional right that has been protected for half a century. But it’s important to know that you still have the right to an abortion, although many barriers limit access to this right. Three things…
The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued new guidance which better protects workers’ rights in the H-2B program. Directed at WHD’s field investigators, who are tasked with investigating cases at the local level, this new and updated guidance addresses two widespread abuses that workers, advocates, and CDM have raised—misclassifying jobs…
April 7, 2022 Julie Su Deputy Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Sent via email RE: Ending Sex Discrimination in the H-2 Program and Ensuring Access to Justice for H-2 Workers Dear Deputy Secretary Su: I write to thank you for meeting with my colleague, Centro de los…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2022 Contact: Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — Today, 373 days after filing their original petition under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement agreement, migrant worker women and a binational coalition filed a third supplement to the complaint. The supplement details the continued sex-based discrimination within the H-2 visa program as…
Migrant workers with H-2B visas have long faced an impossible—and fundamentally unjust—choice. When employers violate their rights, the law forces workers to decide whether to keep working for their designated employer or lose their visas and income. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had an opportunity to fix this problem. But it did not.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2022 Media Contact: Melanie Stratton-Lopez; melanie@cdmigrante.org CDM denounces SCOTUS decision to halt Vaccination and Testing Requirement ETS for Large Employers We are appalled by the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Biden-Harris Administration’s vaccine-or-test rule. The rule would have required large employers to ensure that their employees were vaccinated…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2021 CONTACT: Mari Perales Sánchez | mariap@cdmigrante.org Judge Hanen’s Decision on DACA is a Continuance of Attacks on Immigrant Families – Permanent Legislative Protection and Strong Agency Accountability is Imperative Baltimore, MD – Texas Federal Judge Hanen has ruled to stop DACA approvals for new applicants. DACA…
CDC Expands Partnership with Migrant Workers’ Rights Organization on COVID-19 Campaign Coordinated Outreach Campaign Aims to Prevent Infectious Diseases among Workers in Protein Processing Industries BALTIMORE, MD – Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM), a binational migrant rights organization based in the U.S. and Mexico, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2021 Contact: Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) Migrant Worker Women File First Complaint against the U.S. Government under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — Today, migrant worker women and a binational coalition of civil society organizations filed the first complaint against the U.S. government under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2021 Contact: Sulma Guzman, sulma@cdmigrante.org Introduction of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act is Monumental BALTIMORE, MD — Last week, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H.R. 1537, a proposal that would provide immigration relief to millions of farmworkers in the…