DOL Renews Workplace Rights Agreements with Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica | Practical Law

DOL Renews Workplace Rights Agreements with Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica | Practical Law

On November 6, 2014, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had renewed partnership agreements with ambassadors representing Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica at a ceremony at the DOL headquarters. Under the renewed agreements, the DOL's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue working with embassies and consulates to educate workers from these nations, including those working in the US with H-2A and H-2B visas, about laws governing safety, wage and hour, and health issues.

DOL Renews Workplace Rights Agreements with Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

by Practical Law Labor & Employment
Published on 11 Nov 2014 • USA (National/Federal)
On November 6, 2014, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had renewed partnership agreements with ambassadors representing Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica at a ceremony at the DOL headquarters. Under the renewed agreements, the DOL's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue working with embassies and consulates to educate workers from these nations, including those working in the US with H-2A and H-2B visas, about laws governing safety, wage and hour, and health issues.
On November 6, 2014, the DOL announced that it had renewed partnership agreements with ambassadors representing Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica at a ceremony at the DOL headquarters. Under the renewed agreements, the DOL's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue working with embassies and consulates to educate workers from these nations, including those working in the US with H-2A and H-2B visas, about laws governing safety, wage and hour, and health issues.
Ambassadors from the five Latin American countries spoke positively of their nations' collaborative efforts with the DOL to protect the rights of their workers in the United States.
US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez stated that the ceremony reaffirmed a shared commitment to ensuring safe conditions and fair pay for foreign workers in the US. These partnerships help the DOL effectively enforce labor laws, particularly in low-wage industries with more frequent violations.