Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante
Founded in 2005, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) is the first transnational migrant workers’ rights organization based in Mexico. Since its founding, CDM has been driven by its mission to improve the conditions of low-wage workers in the United States.
Contact Wage and Hour Division
Have a specific question? Want to file a complaint? Need to find a local office near you. Contact the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor.
H-2A Guestworker Program
The H-2A guestworker program allows agricultural employers to hire workers from other countries on temporary work permits for agricultural jobs that last ten months or less. This website explains the rights under a H-2A contract.
H-2B Guestworker Program
The H-2B temporary foreign worker program allows employers to hire workers from other countries on temporary work permits to fill nonagricultural jobs that last less than one year. This website explains the rights under a H-2B contract.
How to File a Complaint
The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for administering and enforcing some of the nation's most important worker protection laws. WHD is committed to ensuring that workers in this country are paid properly and for all the hours they work, regardless of immigration status.
Immigration and Labor
Farmworker Justice helps farmworkers and their organizations improve wages and working conditions and immigration policy.
Pesticide Safety
Pesticides are inherently toxic materials -- they are developed and used to destroy or prevent growth or infestations of unwanted insects, plants, and other pests in agricultural, commercial, industrial, and household settings. Farmworkers, and especially those who mix and apply pesticides, face greater risks of becoming poisoned by pesticides because they work with pesticides at their greatest concentrations and strengths.
Wages and Hours - Compliance Assistance
The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State and local governments.
