A followup to 2010’s Picked Apart: The Hidden Struggles of Migrant Worker Women in the Maryland Crab Industry, this new report reveals how H-2B guestworkers remain in a daily fight for their rights and dignity in an atmosphere still rife with gender-based abuse — even when they have been deemed ‘essential’ workers under the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ripe for Reform: Abuses of Agricultural Workers in the H-2A Visa Program
From September 2019 to January 2020, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (Center for Migrants’ Rights, or “CDM”) traveled across Mexico to interview 100 individuals who had worked as H-2A workers in the U.S. within the past four years. These in-depth interviews revealed a dark side to the H-2A program. The program is rife with systemic violations of workers’ legal rights.
Shining A Light on Summer Work: A First Look at the Employers Using the J-1 Summer Work Travel Visa
H-2B Workers Sue U.S. Labor Department over Wage Rates
Friend-of-the-Court Brief: We Need a Strong Title VII
Friend-of-the-Court Brief: NY Farmworkers’ Exclusion from Legal Protections
Through the voices of workers, this CDM friend-of-the-court brief challenges New York farmworkers’ exclusion from legal protections for the right to organize and bargain collectively—rights guaranteed to all under the state’s constitution.
Taken for a Ride: Migrant Workers in the U.S. Fair and Carnival Industry
Picked Apart: The Hidden Struggles Of Migrant Worker Women In The Maryland Crab IndustryFriend-of-the-Court Brief Seeks to Put a Stop to Exploitative Recruitment Fees
Alongside over a dozen allies, CDM filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit holding employers accountable for charging illegal fees in international labor recruitment.
Recruitment Revealed: Fundamental Flaws in the H-2 Temporary Worker Program and Recommendations for ChangeMonitoring International Labor Recruitment
Monitoring International Labor Recruitment: A Cross-Visa Exploration of Regulatory ChallengesThe American Dream Up for Sale
The American Dream Up for Sale: A Blueprint for Ending International Labor Recruitment Abuse
Engendering Exploitation: Gender Inequality in U.S. Labor Migration ProgramsImpact Report 2015
Ten Years of Impact documents CDM’s first decade of groundbreaking, transnational advocacy. Read the report to learn more about our unique model for impactful migrant justice advocacy.
NAALC Petition 2016 (English)
NAALC Petition 2011
Money Transfers to Mexico: A Manual Examining the Transfer of Funds from U.S. Advocates to Clients in Mexico (3rd edition)