Region 4 - Alliance Annual Report - February 12, 2024


U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Atlanta Regional Office
61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Room 6T50
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 562-2300; Fax (404) 562-2295

OSHA, Consul General of Guatemala in Atlanta
Region IV Alliance Annual Report

February 12, 2024

  1. Alliance Background

    1. Date Signed

      October 23, 2012

      Renewal date

      March 15, 2016

    2. Evaluation Period:

      January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023

    3. Overview:

      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Consul General of Guatemala in Atlanta formed an Alliance to provide Guatemalan workers throughout the southeast with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety and allow them to exercise their rights fully.

    4. Implementation Team Membership and Contributors:

      The implementation team included representatives from OSHA's Atlanta-West Area and Regional Offices, as well as the Consul of Guatemala.

  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    During this period, the Alliance members met and/or communicated virtually or in-person.

  3. Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals

    Dissemination: Alliance Program participant shared information on OSHA-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, or outreach campaigns.

Dissemination
Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Area(s)* Number Reached (numeric value)
Dissemination/Outreach February 6, 2023
March 28, 2023
September 11, 2023
October 10, 2023
October 12, 2023
During this period, representative from OSHA's Atlanta-West Area Office, the US DOL – ETA, Worker Advocate Groups, and State Monitor Advocates met to address concerns facing immigrant workers, such as housing and heat illness prevention. Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business

400+ attendees

Dissemination/Outreach March 30, 2023
April 11, 2023
June 28, 2023
June 29, 2023
July 12, 2023
Representatives from the Alliance group including OSHA's Atlanta-West Area Office and the Consulate of Guatemala attended information/awareness sessions focused on the following: Human Trafficking; Labor Trafficking; Gang Facilitated Trafficking. Participants consist of a wide range of government agencies, community groups, as well as diplomatic representatives. Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business

100+ attendees

Dissemination/Outreach January 17, 2023
April 18, 2023
August 25, 2023
During this period, Representatives from the Alliance group including OSHA's Atlanta-West Area Office and the Consulate of Guatemala participated in meeting with the EMPLEO. Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business

100+ attendees

Dissemination/Outreach During this period During this period, Representatives from the Alliance group including OSHA's Atlanta-West Area Office and the Consulate of Guatemala participated in the following meetings:
  • June 26, 2023 - Latino Community Fund
  • Mayor of Atlanta's Office
Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Businessss

50+ attendees

Dissemination/Outreach February 21, 2023
August 15, 2023
November 21, 2023
Representatives from the Alliance group participated in the Georgia Farmworkers Taskforce1 meetings. The Farmworker Taskforce2 consist of a wide range of government agencies, community groups, as well as diplomatic representatives. Hazard Communication/ Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business

100+ attendees

Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events, which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative..

Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff
Activity Type Date Event Name Representative Name and Affiliation Title Of Presentation, if applicable City State Emphasis Area(s)* Number Reached (numeric value)
Outreach/Training August 28 thru Sept. 1, 2023 Guatemalan Consulate's Annual Labor Rights Week Marilyn Velez, CAS – Atlanta-West Area Office During this period, the OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS) from the Atlanta-West Area Office supported the Labor Rights Week event coordinated by the Consulate Guatemala. Atlanta GA Falls, Heat Illness Prevention, Construction and Small Businesses

100+ workers

Outreach/Training 3/29/23
4/26/23
Webinars/ Facebook Live Sessions Marilyn Velez, CAS – Atlanta-West Area Office During this period, webinars and Facebook Live sessions were conducted in Spanish, for the consulate staff and others, which focused on the following topics: Preventing Falls in the Construction Industry; Worker's Rights for Vulnerable Worker; Suicide Prevention; Worker Memorial Day; and Heat Illness Prevention. Atlanta GA Hazard Communication/ Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business

100+ workers

Report Prepared by: Tom Bosley, Region IV Alliance Coordinator


1 The Georgia Farmworker Task Force is an advocacy group lead by the Farmworker Rights Division of the Georgia Legal Services. They advocate and represent farmworkers who are working and living unsafely because their employer is violating regulations in place to protect them. This group visits farms to inform workers of their rights; they also provide legal representation and inform the members of potential violations of existing laws. The Federal Agencies belonging to this group are there to provide resources and clarification of their regulations/jurisdictions/limitations and the non-profit organizations and Consulates are usually receiving employees' complaints because the workers feel more comfortable speaking to them than a government agency.

2 Members of the Farmworker Taskforce consisted of the following: Georgia Legal Services Program; Tapestry / Anti-Human Trafficking Program; Southern Poverty Law Center; Justice for Migrant Women; Emory University Nursing School; Medical College of Augusta; Farmworker Association of Florida; United Farm Workers (UFW) Foundation; Mexican Consulate of Atlanta; El Salvador Consulate of Atlanta; Honduras Consulate of Atlanta; Guatemala Consulate of Atlanta; USDOL OSHA; USDOL Wage & Hour Division; and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.