Uplift and Protect the Rights of Workers

All workers, regardless of their status, should have the opportunity to thrive in good jobs.

A woman healthcare worker uses a computer station in a laboratory with other multiracial workers.

Fighting for Workers' Rights

We envision a world where immigrants and their work are valued and respected. We fight against employers’ exploitation of undocumented workers, because we are working toward a good-jobs economy in which all workers have the power to assert their rights and shape a better future.

Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force

19%

of the total U.S. labor force are immigrants.

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7.3M

workers in the U.S. labor force are undocumented.

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35%

of all immigrants, and most undocumented immigrants, work in underpaid jobs in industries such as agriculture, construction, food service, domestic work, and day labor.

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Two Latin men cooks work at a laptop together in a restaurant setting, while one makes a phone call.

Protections Uplift Workers’ Rights

Unscrupulous employers can use workers’ immigration status to undermine the rights and the organizing efforts of all workers. NELP advocates to improve protections from retaliation for all workers.

NELP’s Work

NELP’s Immigrant Worker Justice (IWJ) Program supports work toward a country where all workers, regardless of their immigration status, assert their power in the workplace and thrive in good jobs. We work with partners to improve workplace conditions and uphold and advance immigrant workers’ rights.