US unions call for amnesty for immigrants

March 1, 2000
Issue 
395
World

US unions call for amnesty for immigrants

The executive council of the United States' main labour confederation, the AFL-CIO, has called for an amnesty for an estimated 6 million workers who have entered the country illegally.

In addition to an amnesty, the February 16 proposal would end a program which punishes the employers of undocumented workers and extend full workplace rights to prevent intimidation and exploitation of undocumented workers.

The proposal is a reversal of previous AFL-CIO policy.

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