Mexico Submission 2011-1 (H-2B Visa Workers)

This submission was filed September 19, 2011, by the Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc, three individual workers, and 13 additional organizations. The submission alleges that the US failed to effectively enforce its minimum wage laws for H-2B workers, inspect and monitor workplaces, investigate complaints, ensure effective remedies for violations of minimum employment standards for H-2B workers, and provide "the same legal protection as its nationals in respect to working conditions." In November 2012, the Government of Mexico published a report of review, which discussed this submission as well as two others concerning H-2A and H-2B workers, and requested ministerial consultations in the form of educational and outreach activities to help inform workers on H-2A and H-2B visas about their labor rights under U.S. laws. On April 3, 2014, the Secretaries of Labor of the United States and Mexico signed a Ministerial Consultations Joint Declaration, and under that Declaration, the U.S. and Mexican governments consulted with stakeholders and developed a work plan to carry out outreach. In September 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Mexican Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published a report on the outreach events that were carried out pursuant to the work plan.

• Report of Review: Spanish | English
• Original Submission