EEOC’S Miami District Office & Mexican Consulate Offices Sign Historic Outreach Agreement
The Miami District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Orlando today with the Consulate General of Mexico in Miami and Consulate of Mexico in Orlando. The agreement establishes an ongoing collaboration between these entities to provide Mexican nationals with information, guidance, and access to resources on the prevention of discrimination in the workplace regardless of immigration status. Mexican Consul Efran Nicolas Leyva Acevedo of Orlando and Miami District Office Director Malcolm S. Medley signed the agreement. Acting Mexican Consul General Vladimir Hernandez Lara of Miami signed the document prior to the meeting today.
"By signing this Memorandum of Understanding today with the Mexican Consulate, we of the EEOC's Miami District have solidified our continued and longstanding commitment to this underserved community," said Medley. "This agreement provides the opportunity for ongoing education, outreach and service by the EEOC to Mexican nationals in our area. We look forward to a long-lasting and significant partnership" ...
... The EEOC's Tampa Field Office has already begun partnership efforts by providing information and counseling to people on the laws EEOC enforces by visiting Mexican mobile consulate sites. The EEOC's Miami District Office is currently involved in plans for the agency's participation in various"Labor Rights Week" events scheduled throughout the state at the end of August by the Miami Consulate General and Orlando Consulate offices. "Labor Rights Week" is an initiative to educate Mexican nationals and other Latinos about their civil rights, workplace safety, minimum wage laws, and human trafficking ...
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April 6, 2010
U.S. Labor Dept. Helps Illegal Alien Workers Judicial Watch -
The Department of Labor has launched a special program to assist and protect illegal immigrant workers in the U.S., referred to as “vulnerable” and “underpaid” by the presidential cabinet member who heads the agency. Hundreds of new field investigators have been deployed to reach out to Latino laborers in areas with large numbers of illegal alien employees. Their message, in Spanish, is “we can help” bring workplace protections to the nation’s most vulnerable and underpaid workers, including those who have no legal right to live in the Untied States ...
U.S. and Mexico Sign Secret Deal To Aid Illegal Aliens In U.S. Workplaces - NewsWithViews
The Obama administration entered into an agreement with Mexico’s government that it will prevent discrimination against illegal aliens in U.S, workplaces and the U.S. will educate them about their civil rights and minimum wage laws, an "Inside the Beltway" watchdog that investigates and exposes government corruption and criminal activity reported on Tuesday ...