Showing posts with label FAIR PAY. INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FAIR PAY. INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. Show all posts

Friday, November 9, 2012

INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING ON PROTECTING VULNERABLE WORKERS

Photo:  Migrant Worker.  Credit:  Wikimedia.

FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

PROTECTING FARM WORKERS

All workers in the United States have the right to clean, safe working conditions and fair pay, and protecting the rights of vulnerable workers is a priority for the department. Representatives from the department's Wage and Hour Division and other government agencies met with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights last week to discuss government efforts to protect the rights of farmworkers. Addressing about 50 IACHR and government representatives, Wage and Hour Division Assistant Administrator for Policy Michael Hancock described steps the division and other agencies have taken to ensure compliance with employment standards and expand educational outreach. Representatives from the Employment and Training Administration, the Bureau of International Labor Affairs and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration also attended.

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