Julie Su Acting United States Secretary of Labor | Official Website
The Department of Labor announced today a significant expansion of MigrantWorker.gov and its Spanish counterpart, TrabajadorMigrante.gov. These websites are designed to provide vital information to safeguard the rights of all U.S. workers, irrespective of their immigration status.
In an effort to reach a broader range of workers, the website now offers content in eight languages. In addition to English and Spanish, it has incorporated Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Tagalog and Vietnamese. This multilingual approach is aimed at ensuring that more workers have access to critical information on federal regulations that protect their rights. These include the right to a safe workplace free from discrimination or harassment; the right to form a union; and the right to question their employer’s pay or workplace practices. The site also provides guidelines on how workers can lodge a complaint if they believe their rights have been infringed upon.
TrabajadorMigrante.gov has further supplemented its resources with new Spanish-language videos addressing common challenges faced by migrant workers. These include safe transportation to job sites, illegal recruitment fees and the rights of nursing employees to appropriate space and time for expressing breast milk. These videos augment an existing library that covers topics such as wage theft, heat exposure and unsafe work conditions. All these resources are brief and easily accessible on both mobile and desktop devices.
Additionally, the website provides details about the department’s Consular Partnership Program. This initiative includes an expanding list of alliances between the department and embassies and consulates from countries such as the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Workers can find information on how to locate and contact their native countries’ U.S. consulates along with answers to concerns regarding their rights.
