WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today kicked off a series of nationwide events to mark Labor Rights Week 2023 at the department’s Washington headquarters by joining officials of the Mexican Embassy and other diplomatic missions to highlight the importance of migrant workers’ rights and how the department’s enforcement agencies work with consulates across the nation to ensure these rights are upheld and that violators are held accountable.
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Mexico in the U.S., the event included a recorded video message from Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, and remarks by other department leaders and U.S. government officials and by the Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Ambassador Ana Luisa Fajer. Representatives of diplomatic missions from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras were also present.
At the event, the department also launched MigrantWorker.gov or TrabajadorMigrante.gov and a series of videos answering migrant workers’ frequently asked questions about their rights and pointing them to resources to help workers defend them. The new site offers migrant workers information about the rights and protections available to them under federal laws and where they can turn for help.
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