Guatemala City, Guatemala November 9, 2007
Global Workers came to Guatemala with several objectives: to secure the commitment of additional NGOs to join the network; to continue the advocacy with the US consulate; and to investigate a guest worker forestry case in the western highlands. Fortunately, all the objectives were successfully met. Global Workers is proud to announce that the Guatemalan Social Ministries on Human Mobility, the Center for Migrants in San Marcos, and the Social Ministries in Huehuetenango have committed to working with us to serve transnational migrants. After several years of outreaching to Guatemalan human rights organizations, we have finally identified and received commitments from enough advocates to set the first training. In April we hope to train Guatemalan and Mexican advocates together on US employment law so they can they can they work in partnership with their counterparts in the US to ensure justice for migrants who have worked in the USA.