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Have you recently graduated from college and want to work in the U.S.? Here you can learn about the TN visa
September 23, 2022 | 0 comments
Since the launch of Contratados.org we have shared information about H-2 seasonal work visas. However, those are not the only types of visas that allow workers to enter the U.S. temporarily. Here you’ll learn specifically about TN (Trade-...
Labor rights violations in a subsidiary of Hyundai
October 13, 2022 | 0 comments
Last week, Reuters, a news agency, revealed that a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, located in Montgomery, Alabama, utilized child labor in a factory that supplies parts for the most powerful and profitable automakers in the world....
A judge ordered a food stall operator that defrauded H-2B workers to pay $203,000 dollars in lost wages and penalties.
October 13, 2022 | 0 comments
Minneapolis - A judge dismissed the challenge from a Minnesota company and confirmed the Department of Labor’s finding that the employer violated the federal program of H-2B temporary work visas. The judge’s order...
GUEST BLOG | Workers and mothers facing maternity leave: the debt owed to women farmworkers
September 17, 2022 | 0 comments
Guest blog: Alianza Nacional de Campesinas Labor Rights Working Team LEER EN ESPAÑOL Mothers’ health care, the survival of newborns and the exercise of safe motherhood are part of the minimum conditions for the survival...
COVID Infections and Protections in the Meat Processing Industry
September 17, 2022 | 0 comments
LEER EN ESPAÑOL March 11 marks two years since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared worldwide . The lessons learned are encouraging, but there is still a long way to go to get back to “normal”....
Workers’ compensation is your right: you have the power to defend yourself! 
September 17, 2022 | 0 comments
LEER EN ESPAÑOL As we have already mentioned, in the United States there are workers’ compensation laws that can help you if you have a health problem at work. These laws vary by state, but the basic principles of the system are...
Did you work for A & B Foods or PH Food? This information is for you, here is why and what you should do as soon as possible
October 3, 2022 | 0 comments
Through an investigation, the Department of Labor in the United States recovered $285,000 in denied salaries to workers at chicken processing plants in Mississippi. These protein processing plants denied paying minimum wage to...
José Martín, migrant worker who fought for his labor rights in the U.S. and won
October 3, 2022 | 0 comments
LEER EN ESPAÑOL The struggle and perseverance of José Martín Paz Flores, an undocumented worker in Boston, paid off when he won a civil lawsuit that forced his employer to pay him $650,000 (just over 13 million...
Is your employer withholding your first week’s wages? Cheques de fondo are illegal in the United States. Here, we explain what cheques de fondo are and how they affect your rights. 
September 17, 2022 | 0 comments
Have you heard of the cheque de fondo? The cheque de fondo is the practice by which employers withhold a worker’s wages from their first pay period for the duration of a job. Presumably, workers can get their money back...
LGBTQ+ workers and their rights against workplace discrimination
September 17, 2022 | 0 comments
LEER EN ESPAÑOL This June we celebrate the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and the advances and protections the community has won over the past several years. This is an opportunity to...

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