MEDIA ADVISORY
February 17, 2014
Media Contact:
Kristin Love
Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM)
+55 5211.9397, kristin@cdmigrante.org
On the Eve of the North American Leaders’ Summit, Migrants Demand Justice
Mexico City – On the eve of the North American Leaders’ Summit in Toluca, Mexico, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. and a transnational coalition of migrants and their advocates call for an immediate, meaningful response from the United States and Mexican governments about serious violations of the rights of Mexican migrants who work in the United States under the H-2 visa programs. Despite the protections for migrants guaranteed under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, the North American Free Trade Agreement labor side accord, grave rights violations persist.
WHAT: Press Conference to Demand Justice in the Face of Serious Violations of the Rights of H-2 Migrants in the United States
WHEN: Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at 12:00 PM CST
WHO: Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. and a transnational coalition of advocates and migrants
WHERE: El Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social, Cencos, Medellín 33, Roma Norte, Mexico City
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