Organized Labor Calls for Limited Amnesty – Is the Mood of our Nation Changing?
Organized Labor Calls for Limited Amnesty – Is the Mood of our Nation Changing? March 31, 2000 As featured in a previous edition of the Philippine Weekly, the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) has announced its support for the enactment of amnesty legislation for certain undocumented workers in the U.S. Their proposal also calls for stiffer penalties to be imposed against employers who exploit undocumented workers, including criminal prosecution for the more egregious cases of exploitation. Which “undocumented” workers stand to benefit and obtain permanent resident status from the AFL-CIO’s proposal? Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Hondurans and Haitians […]