ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
And The
Consulate General of Mexico in New Orleans, Louisiana


June 14, 2023

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed:
      February 7, 2023

   2. Evaluation Period
      May 21, 2022, thru June 14, 2023

   3. Overview:

      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Consulate General of Mexico in New Orleans, Louisiana formed an alliance to provide Mexican nationals in Mississippi and others information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, and to help them understand U.S. domestic law on the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA
      Christian Arroyo-Torres, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA Jackson Area Office Courtney Bohannon, Area Director, OSHA Jackson Area Office

      Alliance Participants:
      Tito Livio Morales Burelo, Cónsul de Protección y Asuntos Jurídicos, Consulate of México, New Orleans, Louisiana

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   1. July 19, 2022
   2. August 30, 2022
   3. October 4, 2022
   4. February 6, 2023
   5. April 11, 2023

   In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.

3. Results
   The following table summarizes the Alliance's activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.

   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 Type	Date	Description	Emphasis Area(s)	Number Reached
   Dissemination/Outreach	July 19, 2022	On November 19, 2022, the Alliance group coordinated with OSHA about the Labor’s Rights Week. A in-person presentation was scheduled with the Consulate for August 29, 2022. The event was promoted using the Consulate’s social media webpages and over 500 Hispanic employers/workers were targeted.	Hispanic/Latino Workers, Health Care Workers’ Rights	500+
   Dissemination/Outreach	October 4, 2022	On October 4, 2022, the Alliance group promoted OSHA’s online complaint system and worker’s rights using the Consulate’s social media webpage. This outreach effort targeted more than 500 Hispanic employers/workers in Mississippi.	Hispanic/Latino Workers, Small Business	500+
   Dissemination/Outreach	February 6, 2023	OSHA coordinated with the Mexican Consulate staff regarding the renewal of the Alliance agreement.	Hispanic/Latino Workers, Health Care	N/A
   Dissemination/Outreach	April 11, 2023	On April 11, 2023, the Alliance group promoted the OSHA’s National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down using the Consulate’s social media webpage. This outreach effort targeted more than 500 Hispanic employers/workers in Mississippi.	Construction, Fall Prevention and Small Business, Hispanic/Latino Workers	500+

   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.

   Activity Type	Date	Event Name	Representative Name and Affiliation(s)	Title Of Presentation, if applicable	City	State	Emphasis Area(s)	Number Reached
   Training/Presentation	August 29 to September 2, 2022	Labor’s Rights Week	Christian Arroyo-Torres, Compliance Assistance Specialist	During this period, an OSHA representative conducted an “Introduction to OSHA” presentation in Spanish with the NOLA Mexican Consulate. This event impacted more than 500 Hispanic employers/ workers in Mississippi.	New Orleans	LA	Construction, Fall Prevention, Small business, Hispanic/Latino Workers	500+
   Outreach	April 22, 2023	Mobile Consulate Mexico	Christian Arroyo-Torres, Compliance Assistance Specialist	An OSHA representative provided outreach material resources to Hispanic employers/ workers at the Mobile Consulate. This material addressed OSHA’s responsibilities to all workers regardless of their immigration status. This event impacted more than 100 Hispanic employers/ workers.	Ridgeland	MS	Construction, Small Business, Hispanic/Latino Workers, and Workers’ Rights	100+

   Report Prepared by:Christian Arroyo-Torres, Compliance Assistance Specialist

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
LUBBOCK AREA OFFICE AND THE EL PASO AREA OFFICE
AND
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Lubbock Area Office, the El Paso Area Office and the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico (the Consulate), hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Participants;”

RECOGNIZING the joint commitment to protect workers’ rights for Mexican workers in the United States acknowledged in the Letter of Arrangement between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, concerning Workplace Safety and Health Protections Applicable to Mexican Workers in the United States, signed at Washington, D.C., on September 2, 2021; and

RECOGNIZING that OSHA’s Alliance Program provides for the establishment of cooperative relationships for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication, and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health;

Intend to form an Alliance to achieve the following:

Overall Objective

The Participants intend to establish a collaborative relationship to provide Mexican Nationals and to others in New Mexico counties where the Consulate has jurisdiction, and in Texas including the counties of Lubbock, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford. Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens and King located in the Panhandle area of Texas, and others information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, and to help them understand U.S. domestic law on the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education goals:

• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in New Mexico counties where the Consulate has jurisdiction, and in Texas including the counties of Lubbock, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford. Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens and King located in the Panhandle area of Texas, regarding workplace safety and health.

• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican in New Mexico counties where the Consulate has jurisdiction, and in Texas including the counties of Lubbock, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford. Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens and King located in the Panhandle area of Texas, to promote understanding of workers’ rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:

• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and links to OSHA’s Web site from the Consulate’s Web site) to Mexican Nationals working in New Mexico counties where the Consulate has jurisdiction, and in Texas including the counties of Lubbock, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford. Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens and King located in the Panhandle area of Texas, and their employers.

• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the Participants’ conferences, local meetings, or other events.

• To participate in “Mobile Consulate” activities and events.

Promotion of a National Dialogue

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting a joint dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• To raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health and workers’ rights under the OSH Act whenever leaders from the Participants address groups.

• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on issues affecting Mexican Nationals working in New Mexico counties where the Consulate has jurisdiction, and in Texas including the counties of Lubbock, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford. Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Dickens and King located in the Panhandle area of Texas, to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace safety and health and understanding of workers’ rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each Participant intends to meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the Participants. In addition, the Participants intend to meet at least three times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.

Nothing in this Arrangement commits the Participants to the expenditure of any funds.

This Arrangement may commence upon signature by both Participants. This Arrangement may continue for two (2) years from the date of signing. A Participant should endeavor to provide thirty (30) days advanced written notice of its intent to discontinue the Arrangement. This Arrangement may be modified in writing at any time by mutual consent of the Participants.

Signed at Lubbock, Texas, in duplicate, this 8th day of June 2023, in the English and Spanish languages.

FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION LUBBOCK AND EL PASO AREA OFFICES:

FOR THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO:

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE JACKSONVILLE AREA OFFICE
OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE MIGRANTS & MINORITIES ALLIANCE, INC.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Jacksonville Area Office and the Migrants & Minorities Alliance recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and Migrants & Minorities Alliance hereby form an Alliance to provide the Migrants & Minorities Alliance’s members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect vulnerable¹ workers by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in the agricultural² and construction³ industries and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This Agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance's activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the "Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants” and the "Guidelines for OSHA’s Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects."

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use available injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the Alliance’s impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and Migrants & Minorities Alliance recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-Site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Share information on occupational safety and health laws, standards, and National Emphasis Programs (NEP), including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print, and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA and the Migrants & Minorities Alliance websites) to employers and workers in the agricultural and construction industries.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Migrants & Minorities Alliance conferences, local meetings, or other events including Workers Memorial Day, Labor Rights Week, OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaigns, as well as the Fall Prevention and Heat Illness Prevention Stand-Downs.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on agricultural and construction industry hazards to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding Migrants & Minorities Alliance good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

• Encourage other community and labor partners in North and Central Florida to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including agricultural and construction industry hazards.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Develop effective training and education programs for the vulnerable workers in the agricultural and construction industries regarding prevailing hazards in these industries, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of agricultural and construction industries hazard awareness courses.

• Develop effective training and education programs for vulnerable workers in the agricultural and construction industries, to promote understanding of workers’ rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.

OSHA’s Alliances provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s initiatives, outreach, communications, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Jacksonville Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days’ written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed at Jacksonville, Florida, this 15 day of June 2023.

^[1]  Vulnerable Workers include low-wage and immigrant workers.
^[2]  Agricultural Hazards include falls, amputations, suffocations, burns, toxic exposure, struck-by, and heat illness.
^[3]  Construction Hazards include falls, struck-by, electrical, caught-in and heat illness.