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October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
In March of this year, 76 migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Michigan sued their employers Shoreline Growers, as well as housing companies Brookside Farms and Pine Acres Estate, in federal court for a wide range of state and federal...
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
Although the Au Pair program is advertised as a cultural exchange program, it is a work program. Au pairs find themselves in a vulnerable situation subject to work abuse, including wage theft and harrassment. The...
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
Over the last 477 days, we’ve fought to strengthen labor rights in the renegotiated trade agreement. We’ve organized workers and allies across the trinational corridor to convince negotiators that trade and labor are inextricably...
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
Farmworkers in North Carolina have won an important legal victory. For years, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) has been helping farmworkers in North Carolina challenge unfair employment practices. One important strategy is...
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
The lawsuit seeks immediate disclosure of information about the dangers to which detained immigrants could be exposed. Last week, a coalition of Latino advocacy and environmental organizations sued the U.S. Army for...
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
Since the renegotiation started last year, we have worked tirelessly to include strong labor protections in the new agreement.
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
Are you thinking of becoming an au pair under the J-1 program? Caregiving is work, and au pairs are workers. While many flaws in the J-1 au pair program are systemic, host families can make choices that protect au pairs. Our Au...
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
A new report released today reveals the widespread abuse and lack of justice that tens of thousands of au pairs who provide childcare face in the United States, while exposing the flaws of the J-1 guestworker program that recruits them...
October 14, 2022 | 0 comments
Friends in Pisaflores, El Garabato, Chalahuite y Tamán! Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM), a non-profit, non-governmental organization, is here to clarify your doubts about migrant workers’ rights, relating...
October 11, 2022 | 0 comments
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has the power to investigate employers and farm labor contractors for possible violations.
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