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CDM pide al Gobernador Newsom firmar el proyecto de ley AB 364 para proteger a las personas trabajadoras migrantes de abusos en el reclutamiento internacional
Estimado Gobernador Newsom, Le escribimos para pedirle que firme el proyecto de ley AB 364. Esta legislación brinda las protecciones necesarias para los cientos de miles de personas trabajadoras contratadas internacionalmente que realizan trabajos esenciales para la economía de California. AB 364 requiere que los reclutadores que traigan personas trabajadoras a California desde el extranjero…
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CDM urges Governor Newsom to pass AB 364 in California to protect migrant workers from international labor recruitment abuses
Dear Governor Newsom, We write to urge you to sign AB 364 into law. This legislation provides necessary protections for the hundreds of thousands of internationally recruited workers who perform work essential to California’s economy. AB 364 requires labor recruiters that bring workers to California from abroad to register with the State and abide by…
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CDM Applauds Steps by DOL’s Wage and Hour Division to Protect Workers’ Rights
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…
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Open Letter to Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su Regarding Ending Sex Discrimination in the H-2 Program and Ensuring Access to Justice for H-2 Workers
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…
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CDM Statement on the “Portability” Provisions of the H-2B Temporary Final Rule
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.…
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