As people begin seasonal jobs or are called back to their previous jobs as more areas reopen in the United States, many workplaces are still failing to provide basic safety protections against COVID-19 to employees. This means workers often face the difficult choice between working to provide for themselves and their families and risking their own safety.

Mientras que muchas personas comienzan trabajos temporales o regresan a sus trabajos de antes en los Estados Unidos, muchos lugares de empleo aún no proveen protecciones laborales básicas frente al COVID-19. Esto quiere decir que muchas personas trabajadoras están enfrentando la difícil decisión entre trabajar para sostenerse y a sus familias, y poner en riesgo su propia salud y seguridad. 

Several governmental agencies in the United States have developed a guide on how to protect seafood processing plant workers.

This Friday at “La Fiesta de los Morralitos” (Celebration of Satchels), you and your loved ones can learn in a fun and useful way for the whole community. We have spoken with three organizers of this event, Elizabeth Cordero, of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, and Emma Kreyche and Paola Betchart of the Worker Justice Center of New York.

Este viernes en “La Fiesta de los Morralitos” tú y tus seres queridos pueden aprender de una manera divertida y útil para toda la comunidad. Hemos hablado con tres organizadoras de este evento, Elizabeth Cordero, de la Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, y Emma Kreyche y Paola Betchart del Worker Justice Center of New York (Centro de Justicia para Trabajadores de Nueva York).

The H-2 work visas are temporary permits created so that people can work in the United States for less than 1 year, whether they have any experience and without needing a degree. These workers can obtain employment in agriculture or in industries such as construction, seafood processing, hospitality, and others.