US Department of Labor Will Award up to $20M to Support Workers’ Rights, Fight Labor Abuses in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

The $20 million in available funding includes up to $7 million to address child labor, forced labor and other unacceptable conditions of work among El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras’ vulnerable populations, including indigenous communities and people of African descent. The department published a funding opportunity announcement yesterday

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Owner of a Tanker Truck Repair Company Pleads Guilty to Violating Safety Standards and Making False Statement to OSHA Investigator

“The Environmental Crimes Section’s Worker Safety Initiative is designed to make sure that employers like Loren Jacobson, who shirk safety requirements and put their employees, customers, and the public at risk, are held accountable for their actions,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jean Williams for the Justice Department’s Environment and

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