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Stronger Farmworker Protection Standards and the “Morralitos” Campaign
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced stronger Farmworker Protection Standards for People Applying the Pesticides with the Greatest Risk/ improved training and minimum age requirements for certified applicators will help protect people and the environment. Lideres Campesinas, an organization in California presented their “Morralitos” Campaign to create conscience about the dangers of Pesticides. Guests: Paola […]
Migrant Workers: Fraud Prevention
The Regional Labor Mobility Initiative (INILAB) launches regional campaign against abuses in recruiting migrant workers. Guests: Mayela Blanco, Coordinator with Incidencia Política en México Global Workers Justice Alliance. Irma Murrieta, Responsible of the Pastoral de Movilidad Humana Arquidiocesis de Morelia, Michoacán. Vinicio Sandobal, Executive Director with Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente en El Salvador (GMIES)
H2A-RangeWorker: Labor Rights Victory
The Department of Labor (DOL) rushed to makean official announcement of new regulations that will permit hundreds of sheepherders with H2A visas to receive a salary increase after Nov. 16, 2015, dateon which the new rules take effect. (Photo by Shaun Stanley / Durango Herald)
Immigrants Fast, Urging Judges to Decide on DACA and DAPA
If the court does not make a decision in the next few days, the Supreme Court will not be able to consider the case next year and millions of potential beneficiaries will be in limbo for another year.
California Workers Celebrate Historic Wage Theft Law
Despite already existing laws that punish the crime, employers in the state are estimated to steal more than 1,200 million dollars every year from workers.
Dyslexia Symptoms, Kinds and Triggers
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Sheepherders Call for Fair Salaries and Treatment
The sheepherders accuses the ranchers of conspiring to keep salaries low and federal agencies of allowing salaries to fall to criminally low levels.
A Mexican Mother’s Odyssey of Applying for Asylum
Mexican citizens are the largest group applying for political asylum in the United States, but though many apply, only a few end up winning.
On the Inside: The Detention Center Where Most Immigrants Have Died
Many immigrant detainees in Arizona have called for better healthcare and an end to punishment for those who file complaints of abuse.
EMPLEO Program Protects Workers Rights
An alliance of government agencies, consulates and non-profit organizations dedicated to empowering the Hispanic community, especially recent immigrants, through education, services and protection of workplace rights and responsibilities. Workers can call the toll free number 1 877-552-9832
