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LABOR PROJECT/IMMIGRANT WORKERS' JUSTICE PROJECT
The Need
Immigrant laborers too often do not reap the just benefits
of their work.
CLINIC's Response
CLINIC established the Immigrant Workers' Justice
Project to help improve the lives of immigrant workers
across the country through training, technical
assistance, advocacy, and program development.
Immigrant laborers enrich our nation and improve our
quality of life but too often do not reap the just benefits
of their work. Instead, they endure subminimum and
non-payment of wages, or receive regular paychecks
but still do not earn enough to escape poverty.
Immigrants work disproportionately in jobs that do not
provide health insurance or other benefits that most
workers take for granted.
Many immigrant laborers also suffer from occupational hazards, including pesticide
poisoning, exposure to dangerous chemicals, perilous construction sites, repetitive
stress injuries, and cuttings.
CLINIC believes this country's approach to these problems needs to go beyond
improving wages and working conditions, enforcing labor standards and respecting
the right to organize. As a nation, we need to recognize that immigrant laborers
personify our nation's core values; patriotism, hard work, strong families, an effort to
better one's condition, and a desire to contribute to the nation. By allowing these
negative conditions to persist, we dishonor these values. In treating low-income
immigrants with dignity and respect, we build a better future for these laborers and
ourselves.
In 2006
CLINIC provided technical advice and legal assistance on employment and labor law
issues to member offices nationwide in a number of significant ways.
CLINIC prepared materials used to help educate immigrant workers about their rights
in the Gulf Coast Region. It responded to calls and requests from member agencies
for legal advice and materials on a myriad of matters including:
• enforcement actions by federal authorities
• the Social Security No-Match Program
• applications for an Individual Tax Identification Number
• workers’ compensation for undocumented workers
• correction of Social Security Administration earning statements
• state driver's license requirements and REAL ID legislation
• legal requirements of the I-9 process
CLINIC's Labor Attorney also wrote articles for each issue of CLINIC's newsletter
highlighting a topic of importance in the labor or employment arena. She also spoke
on employment and labor matters at a panel on workplace issues at CLINIC’s annual
convening.
The Immigrant Workers’ Justice Project also worked collaboratively with national
immigrant rights organizations and unions to promote justice in the workplace for low-
wage immigrant workers. CLINIC participated in regular meetings with these national
and local groups.
The Need
Immigrant laborers too often do not reap the just benefits
of their work.
CLINIC's Response
CLINIC established the Immigrant Workers' Justice
Project to help improve the lives of immigrant workers
across the country through training, technical
assistance, advocacy, and program development.
Immigrant laborers enrich our nation and improve our
quality of life but too often do not reap the just benefits
of their work. Instead, they endure subminimum and
non-payment of wages, or receive regular paychecks
but still do not earn enough to escape poverty.
Immigrants work disproportionately in jobs that do not
provide health insurance or other benefits that most
workers take for granted.
Many immigrant laborers also suffer from occupational hazards, including pesticide
poisoning, exposure to dangerous chemicals, perilous construction sites, repetitive
stress injuries, and cuttings.
CLINIC believes this country's approach to these problems needs to go beyond
improving wages and working conditions, enforcing labor standards and respecting
the right to organize. As a nation, we need to recognize that immigrant laborers
personify our nation's core values; patriotism, hard work, strong families, an effort to
better one's condition, and a desire to contribute to the nation. By allowing these
negative conditions to persist, we dishonor these values. In treating low-income
immigrants with dignity and respect, we build a better future for these laborers and
ourselves.
In 2006
CLINIC provided technical advice and legal assistance on employment and labor law
issues to member offices nationwide in a number of significant ways.
CLINIC prepared materials used to help educate immigrant workers about their rights
in the Gulf Coast Region. It responded to calls and requests from member agencies
for legal advice and materials on a myriad of matters including:
• enforcement actions by federal authorities
• the Social Security No-Match Program
• applications for an Individual Tax Identification Number
• workers’ compensation for undocumented workers
• correction of Social Security Administration earning statements
• state driver's license requirements and REAL ID legislation
• legal requirements of the I-9 process
CLINIC's Labor Attorney also wrote articles for each issue of CLINIC's newsletter
highlighting a topic of importance in the labor or employment arena. She also spoke
on employment and labor matters at a panel on workplace issues at CLINIC’s annual
convening.
The Immigrant Workers’ Justice Project also worked collaboratively with national
immigrant rights organizations and unions to promote justice in the workplace for low-
wage immigrant workers. CLINIC participated in regular meetings with these national
and local groups.
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Washington, DC 20017
202.635.2556
202.635.2649 fax
media inquiries:
e-mail me
(202) 635-5810
RESOURCES
ENFORCEMENT
Are Your Clients or Their Families At Risk of Arrest
and Detention? If so, Encourage Them to Develop
An Emergency Plan. CLINIC NEWS, December
2006 (pdf)
Immigration Enforcement Know Your Rights
Materials CLINIC NEWS, December 2006 page 8
and 9
DRIVER’S LICENSES
Immigrant Access to Driver’s Licenses: Hassles
and Hazards CLINIC NEWS, November 2006 (pdf)
SSA NO-MATCH LETTERS
SSA No-Match Program & DHS No-Match Final
Rule, Presentation, September, 2007
powerpoint | pdf
CLINIC Fact Sheet: DHS Publishes Final Rule on No-
Match Letters, August, 2007
ICE and Social Security Administration “No-Match”
Letters, ICE Fact Sheet, August, 2007
DHS Insert: When Employers Receive ICE and
Social Security Administration “No-Match” Letters,
ICE Fact Sheet, August, 2007
DHS Proposes New Rule for Employers on How to
Respond to No-Match Letters CLINIC NEWS, July
2006, (pdf)
How to Respond to SSA No-Match Letters
CLINIC NEWS, July 2006, (pdf)
The ABA webcast, Forecast for the "No Match"
Perfect Storm: The Looming Crackdown on
Immigrants and Employers features materials
online:
ITIN
ITINs: Practical Guidelines for Individuals (pdf);
also available en espanol.
Resources: Individual Tax Identification Number
(ITIN) (pdf)
ENFORCEMENT
Are Your Clients or Their Families At Risk of Arrest
and Detention? If so, Encourage Them to Develop
An Emergency Plan. CLINIC NEWS, December
2006 (pdf)
Immigration Enforcement Know Your Rights
Materials CLINIC NEWS, December 2006 page 8
and 9
DRIVER’S LICENSES
Immigrant Access to Driver’s Licenses: Hassles
and Hazards CLINIC NEWS, November 2006 (pdf)
SSA NO-MATCH LETTERS
SSA No-Match Program & DHS No-Match Final
Rule, Presentation, September, 2007
powerpoint | pdf
CLINIC Fact Sheet: DHS Publishes Final Rule on No-
Match Letters, August, 2007
ICE and Social Security Administration “No-Match”
Letters, ICE Fact Sheet, August, 2007
DHS Insert: When Employers Receive ICE and
Social Security Administration “No-Match” Letters,
ICE Fact Sheet, August, 2007
DHS Proposes New Rule for Employers on How to
Respond to No-Match Letters CLINIC NEWS, July
2006, (pdf)
How to Respond to SSA No-Match Letters
CLINIC NEWS, July 2006, (pdf)
The ABA webcast, Forecast for the "No Match"
Perfect Storm: The Looming Crackdown on
Immigrants and Employers features materials
online:
ITIN
ITINs: Practical Guidelines for Individuals (pdf);
also available en espanol.
Resources: Individual Tax Identification Number
(ITIN) (pdf)
Photo: David Bacon
MORE INFORMATION
Immigrant workers represent 12 percent of our nation’s workers and many industries
across the country depend heavily on their labor.
Like their American counterparts, immigrant laborers need, depend upon, and for the
most part are entitled to the protections of U.S. employment laws.
In general, wage and hour, family and medical leave, safety and health, equal
employment opportunity, and laws that protect workers’ rights to organize apply to
most workers, regardless of their citizenship or work eligibility and regardless of how
long they have lived and worked in the U.S. In addition, some immigrants may be able
to obtain workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance from the states in
which they live.
Please browse through the information below.
Let CLINIC or Karen Herrling know how we can help you learn, understand, and serve your clients needs in the workplace (her phone is
202-635-7410)
Rights in the Workplace
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• National Labor Relations Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Workers Compensation
• Unemployment Insurance
Immigrant workers represent 12 percent of our nation’s workers and many industries
across the country depend heavily on their labor.
Like their American counterparts, immigrant laborers need, depend upon, and for the
most part are entitled to the protections of U.S. employment laws.
In general, wage and hour, family and medical leave, safety and health, equal
employment opportunity, and laws that protect workers’ rights to organize apply to
most workers, regardless of their citizenship or work eligibility and regardless of how
long they have lived and worked in the U.S. In addition, some immigrants may be able
to obtain workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance from the states in
which they live.
Please browse through the information below.
Let CLINIC or Karen Herrling know how we can help you learn, understand, and serve your clients needs in the workplace (her phone is
202-635-7410)
Rights in the Workplace
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• National Labor Relations Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Workers Compensation
• Unemployment Insurance
Contact information
• Important Federal Agencies
• Federal Agencies' National Offices
• Local Contact Information for Federal Agencies
• State Labor Offices
• Non-Government Organizations
• Non-Government Organizations by Geography
• Interfaith Organizations
• Union and Immigrant Workers
• Web Links (doc)
• Important Federal Agencies
• Federal Agencies' National Offices
• Local Contact Information for Federal Agencies
• State Labor Offices
• Non-Government Organizations
• Non-Government Organizations by Geography
• Interfaith Organizations
• Union and Immigrant Workers
• Web Links (doc)
As a nation, we need
to recognize that
immigrant laborers
personify our nation's
core values
to recognize that
immigrant laborers
personify our nation's
core values
49-page course materials (pdf)
Comments to proposed rule (pdf)
Tool Kit on SSA No Match
Summary of DHS Proposed Rule (pdf)
For Organizers and Advocates: How to Deal
with No-Match Letters: Four Common
Scenarios, October 2006. (pdf)
Comments to proposed rule (pdf)
Tool Kit on SSA No Match
Summary of DHS Proposed Rule (pdf)
For Organizers and Advocates: How to Deal
with No-Match Letters: Four Common
Scenarios, October 2006. (pdf)
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