Lack of pay, harassment or harassment: Here’s how undocumented immigrants in the United States can defend themselves against labor abuse

“Any legal or undocumented immigrant, with or without a work permit, has the right to file a complaint for labor abuse and is protected by the laws of the United States with the deferred option to consent to work, legally residence and protection against deportation.” This was reported by lawyer Jorge Rivera in an interview with Telemundo’s Hoy Día program.

In early 2023, the Department of Homeland Security released a new set of policies for guest workers, including undocumented workers, to entitle them to protection from deportation or other immigration action if they are involved in a case of labor abuse.

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Rivera, who specializes in migration issues, points this out labor abuse most common are:

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“It’s easy to document what an employer does,” says Rivera.

It invites anyone going through a situation, such as those exposed to it, to “keep the checks, document the hours, or record the hazardous conditions in which they work.”

You can start collecting the evidence so that they believe you as an employee.

Jorge Rivera, lawyer

With the evidence or evidence, you must first go to the Department of Labor to file a complaint. This can be done with a local, state or government agency.

It doesn’t matter, says the lawyer, “that you don’t have a work permit, because that’s what the law is for, to protect people.”

According to Rivera, the worker is going to ask for protection and the lawyer is going to ask for evidence that the migrant is cooperating with the Department of Labor so they can be safe and calm “because the government doesn’t want immigrants to be exploited, nor take advantage of it by.”

Calls on the lawyer to be courageous, fear of losing“Even if you are an undocumented immigrant,” he repeats, “you file the complaint, formalize it and the lawyer should do the rest.”

And what’s next? This is a quick process, one year; but during that time while you wait for the resolution of the case, “ask the lawyer for a copy of what has been submitted, in case they ask or question you, do you already have advanced work on immigration .”

(JO)

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