Midwest Migrant Stream Forum Immigrant Worker Rights Round Table 11/5 5:30 - 7:30 pm

[Guest guest]

Round Table on Immigrant

Labor and Employment Rights

When? Wednesday, November 5, 2003

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Where? Champions III Room

The Inter-Continental Hotel

Houston, Texas

What's it all about?

There will be a short presentation about THE JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR WORKERS

PROJECT of Houston, Texas by Benito Juárez of the City of Houston Mayor's

office, a short presentation about the GUIDE TO LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOR

IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CANADA (forthcoming) by

Tequila and María Díaz of the North American Commission for

Labor ation Secretariat, and a short presentation about the impacts of the

Hoffman Plastics case by labor rights attorney Ana Avendaño Dernier of the

National Immigration Law Center.

In addition, officials from the Mexican Consulate and several experts in labor

and employment rights for immigrant workers, including occupational safety and

health, minimum wage and overtime, discrimination, union rights and other

related laws will be available to discuss immigrant worker rights and answer

your questions about the labor rights of immigrant workers in the United States.

Speakers and Panelists

Nicasio , US DOL Wage & Hour

Lawson, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Pamela Moye, US DOL Wage & Hour

Sacher, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ted Scharff, National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health

Carolina Zaragoza, Mexican Consulate in Houston

Everyone is welcome! Sandwiches and sodas will be provided.