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SALT LAKE CITY — The Mexican Consul in Salt Lake City is hosting a number of events this week aimed at educating immigrant workers about their rights in the workplace.
The events are part of a nationwide collaboration between Mexico's over 50 American consulates and the U.S. Department of Labor. Events will focus on issues like access to legal services, labor exploitation, work accidents and the importance of labor unions.
"Often, immigrant and underserved workers face unique challenges at the work site, such as language, educational, cultural barriers and newness to the U.S. that can make it difficult for them to understand and learn their rights as workers, the same rights guaranteed to all workers. At other times, workers find that simply claiming and exercising their rights can result in retaliation," Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker said. "We are collaborating with worker advocates, labor unions, worker centers and others who are leading the fight to protect the rights of every worker in this country and ensure dignity of their daily labor."
The consulate is also holding a job fair Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., at the Associated General Contractors in West Valley, 2207 S. 1070 West.
A full schedule of events in Utah is available on the consulate's Facebook page, where events will be live streamed. More information and resources are available at MigrantWorker.gov (or TrabajadorMigrante.gov in Spanish).
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