Immigrant Construction Workers Secure Victory in 4-Year Battle for Improved Workplace Safety

Amir Khafagy

Apr 23, 2024

Thanks to a new Department of Labor amendment, workers can establish safety committees that give them the power to refuse tasks they deem unsafe.

Since first launching the Cabricánecos Campaign in May 2022, nearly 40 mostly indigenous Guatemalan demolition workers have been organizing to demand that their employer, Best Super Cleaning, increase their wages and provide a safer worker environment by recognizing their right to form a workplace safety committee.