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Amanda Wood Laihow es la Subsecretaria Adjunta de Trabajo para Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional.
Amanda Wood Laihow is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
Alliance Background
Date Signed
December 7, 2004
Renewal date
Evaluation Period:
December 2, 2023, through December 1, 2024
Overview:
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia, formed an Alliance to provide Mexican 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.
Implementation Team Membership and Contributors
The implementation team included representatives from the OSHA and the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia.
Implementation Team Meetings
During this period, the Alliance members met and/or communicated virtually or in-person.
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.
Results
The following table summarizes the Alliance’s activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.
III. 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 Type | Date | Description | Emphasis Area(s)* | Number Reached (numeric value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissemination/Outreach | Ongoing during this period | 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. The group also met to plan the 2025 Agricultural Seminar in December 2024. | Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business |
400+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Outreach | 09/2024 10/17/24 |
During this period, representatives from the Alliance group including OSHA’s Atlanta-West Area Office, and the Consulate of Mexico participated in the following meetings:
|
Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business |
100+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Outreach | Ongoing during this period | During this period, Representatives from the Alliance group including OSHA’s Atlanta-West Area Office, and the Consulate of Mexico participated in meeting with the EMPLEO. | Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business |
50+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Outreach | Ongoing during this period | Representatives from the Alliance group participated in the Georgia Farmworkers Taskforcei meetings. The Farmworker Taskforceii 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.
| Activity Type | Date | Event Name | Representative Name and Affiliation | Title Of Presentation, if applicable | City | State | Emphasis Area(s)* | Number Reached (numeric value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissemination/Training | 02/2024 | Record-keeping/ Heat Illness Prevention Training | OSHA staff from the Atlanta-West Area Office | During this period, representatives from OSHA worked collaboratively with Wage & Hour Division (WHD), ETA, and State Monitor Advocates to provide the Alliance group with training focused on the following: 1) H2A program; 2) OSHA recordkeeping requirements; and 3) heat illness prevention. |
Macon, Athens, and Tifton | GA | Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business |
100+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Training | August 26 thru 30, 2024 | Mexican Consulate’s 15th Annual Labor Rights Week | OSHA Staff from both the Atlanta-East and West Area Offices | During this period, OSHA staff from both the Atlanta-East and West Area Offices supported the Labor Rights Week event coordinated by the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia. | Atlanta | GA | Fall Prevention, Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business |
100+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Training | 09/2024 | 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 | Worker Rights, Fall Prevention, Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business |
100+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Training | 10/2/24 | Interview with NotiVision (local Hispanic newspaper/ podcast) | OSHA Atlanta- West Area Offices | During this period, an OSHA representative from the Atlanta-West was interviewed by NotiVision, which is a local Hispanic newspaper/podcast. The interview focused on promoting the October 10, 2024, Silica Work Group Seminar, conducted by the Area Office, and the prevention of worker exposure to engineered stone. | Atlanta | GA | Chemicals, Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business |
1,000+ Impacted |
| Dissemination/Training | 10/10/24 | Silica Work Group Seminar | OSHA Atlanta- West Area Offices | During this period, the Alliance group supported the Silicosis Work Group, to preventing silicosis among engineered stone workers. This event represented a collaborative effort between fabrication businesses, industry stakeholders, government officials, policymakers, public health professionals, insurance providers, OSHA, and NIOSH. | Atlanta | GA | Chemicals, Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business |
1,000+ Impacted |
| Dissemination/Training | 10/16/24 10/28/24 12/10/24 12/13/24 |
First Georgia Multicultural Domestic Violence Candles Vigil
National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) |
OSHA Atlanta- West Area Offices |
During this period, an OSHA representative from the Atlanta-West Area Office and members of the Alliance group supported the following activities: 1) First Georgia Multicultural Domestic Violence Candles Vigil in recognition of the 92 victims of domestic violence in 2023. 2) Planning meeting for a discussion focused on OSHA’s U and T Visa Certification Program the victim’s advocate community. 3) Seminar for the Victim Advocate’s Community of Practice at the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP). |
Atlanta | GA | Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business |
100+ attendees |
Report Prepared by: Tom Bosley, Region IV Alliance Coordinator
i 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.
ii 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.
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