EEOC, DOL and Other Federal Agencies Sign Memorandum of Understanding with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor and several other U.S. government entities today signed an agree­ment with the embassies of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to advance the protection of the rights of Guatemalan, Honduran and Salvadoran workers in this country.

EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows, Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Julie Su, Ambassador of El Salvador Milena Mayorga, Ambassador of Guatemala Alfonso Quiñonez and Honduran Charge d’Affaires Javier Bú and other officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between their respective governments to agree to work together to ensure that Salvadoran, Guatemalan and Honduran nationals are protected against employment discrimination in the United States.

“Today’s agreement with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras solidifies the EEOC’s commitment to ensure that employees of all backgrounds and nationalities, regardless of immigration status, understand they enjoy protection from discrimination under U.S. law,” said EEOC Chair Burrows. “All employees have a right to work in an environment that is free of discrimination and retaliation. The EEOC is committed to ensuring that all workers, in particular vulnerable workers, can exercise their rights without fear of losing their jobs.”

The texts of the MOUs can be read here:

El Salvador

Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador, Through its Embassy and Consulates in the United States of America | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

Guatemala

Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

Honduras

Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Secretariat of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation of the Republic of Honduras | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

Aside from the EEOC and DOL, the event had the participation of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, the International Labor Affairs Bureau and the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.

The event took place at the Department of Labor building at 200 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.

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