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Sur Legal Collaborative seeks to empower high-hazard-low-wage workers, immigrant workers and worker-organizers in Georgia by putting legal tools and knowledge in their hands.
Immigrants are among the most vulnerable workers in the country, often working in hazardous industries and being frequent targets of immoral employers. Though imperfect, labor laws provide recourse and can empower immigrant and low-income workers. Immigrants are further oppressed by an immigration system that creates a culture of fear and violence through ICE enforcement, detention, and deportation.
Sur’s team of attorneys and organizers are experts in immigration and labor rights. Sharing their knowledge and putting legal tools in the hands of the people is at the core of everything we do. The ultimate goal of our work is systemic change led by the communities we serve.
Sur Legal Collaborative was founded in October 2020 by attorneys, Shelly Anand and Lynn Damiano Pearson, to address the need for community-based legal advocacy at the intersection of immigrant and worker rights in Georgia and the Deep South.

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Do you work in construction or with engineered stone? If not, do you know someone who works with engineered stone? If so, please pay attention to this alert. Engineered stone is making workers sick, and silica dust can be deadly. If you cut, grind, polish, install, or clean engineered stone (reconstituted stone), you may be inhaling dangerous silica dust. Silica dust can cause silicosis—an incurable lung disease—and increase the risk of developing lung cancer, kidney disease, and other serious health conditions. Learn about the dangers and stay protected. Special thanks to @nationalcosh for providing the informative images and for collaborating with us on this alert.

‼️URGENT NEWS ABOUT THE FOLKSTON HUNGER STRIKE‼️ 💥 25 DAYS ON HUNGER STRIKE. Today marks almost a month since individuals detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center began their struggle for dignity. This is a critical point. ICE is now escalating its retaliation! Detainees are facing threats of FORCE-FEEDING, a practice that human rights organizations define as TORTURE and an involuntary medical procedure that is cruel, degrading, and unethical. This comes on top of already documented abuses like sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. 📢We demand that ICE end this crisis and meet the strikers' central demands immediately: - Immediate release of all hunger strikers. - Due process guarantees. - An end to all abusive treatment and retaliation (including threats of force-feeding!). We must hold ICE accountable. The life and dignity of these individuals depend on it. #25DaysOnStrike #ForceFeedingIsTorture #FolkstonICE #HumanRightsAbuse #EndRetaliation #legalizationforall #iceout #freethemall #shutdownfipc

¿Trabajas en construcción o con piedra artificial? Y si no, ¿conoces a alguien que trabaje con piedra artificial? Si es así, pongan atención a esta alerta. La piedra artificial está enfermando a trabajadores y el polvo de sílice puede matar. Si usted corta, mueles, pules, instalas o limpias piedra artificial (piedra reconstituida), es posible que esté inhalando polvo de sílice peligroso. El polvo de sílice puede causar silicosis —una enfermedad pulmonar incurable— y aumentar el riesgo de padecer cáncer de pulmón, enfermedades renales y otras afecciones graves. Aprendan el peligro y manténganse protegidos. Agradecimiento a @nationalcosh por las imágenes informativas y por colaborar con nosotros para esta alerta.

Join us for a vigil on 10/30/26 at 7PM in Parke Ave Baptiste Church to mourn and remember the life of Luis Sandoval and all who have died at the hands of ICE — valued loved ones who deserved to return to their families, live out their dreams, and contribute to their communities. Address: 486 Park Ave SE Atlanta, GA 30312 Bring Rechargeable Flameless Candles

Sur Legal Collaborative mourns the loss of Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor-rights organizer and activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and inspired millions to fight for their workplace rights. Just this March, at the age of 96, Dolores continued to break down barriers by sharing the painful truth of Cesar Chavez’s sexual abuse against her and her decades of silence to prevent harm to the movement for farmworkers' rights. By sharing her truth, Dolores provided so many women and survivors around the world with the courage, strength, and inspiration to do the same and to feel less alone. As our Co-Founder, Shelly Anand, shared in a post on LinkedIn shortly after Dolores shared her own workplace sexual violence story: “Sexual violence in the workplace is an epidemic -- whether it's on farms, in labor organizing and movement spaces, corporations, or courtrooms. Sexual abuse against working women and femmes is an occupational safety and health hazard. Every organization --- whether it's a farm, a factory floor, a union, grassroots organizations, a hospital, a corporate office, or a law firm --- has an obligation to ensure that women and femmes are safe from sexual abuse and harassment, and that they can safely and confidentially come forward without fear of retribution or "destroying" movements. Thank you, Dolores, for sharing your truth. May we all fight like hell to stop sexual violence against women in our workplaces.” Thank you, Dolores, por todo. Rest in Power. “Dolores taught us that our dignity is worth fighting for, that power comes from collective organizing, and that when we stand united, change is possible. As Latinas, we are often taught to keep the peace and put out fires around us, even while a fire burns inside of us. Dolores showed us how to use it to lead, build power, and demand justice. Yes, we can! Si, se puede!” —Lucia Gambino, Bilingual Workers' Rights Organizer

We are so grateful for the continued support of @gapababoard and the GAPABA Law Foundation! At Sur Legal Collaborative, our work is centered on supporting immigrant and working-class communities across Georgia, especially workers who are often navigating multiple barriers at the same time, whether that is language, immigration status, workplace abuse, or lack of access to trusted legal information. This grant allows us to continue doing something that is incredibly important to our team: meeting people where they are and making sure they understand their rights. Through multilingual Know Your Rights education, community outreach, and legal representation, we are able to give workers the information and support they need to advocate for themselves, protect their families, and hold employers accountable when their rights are violated. We couldn't be more honored to be in community with you, and to continue working together to center immigrant voices as we build a Georgia where every person has the knowledge, support, and resources they need to exercise their rights.

Know the difference. Protect your workplace. 🚨In a recent @wabenews @closerlookwabe interview, Sur Legal Collaborative’s Aimee Pacheco and Lucia Gambino broke down what immigrant workers and local business owners need to know about workplace rights and ICE actions. 🔹 For business owners: You have 4th Amendment rights on private property. ICE administrative warrants (issued by DHS) do NOT give agents legal permission to enter private workplace areas. Only a judicial warrant signed by a judge grants access. Employers have both the legal authority and responsibility to know the difference before allowing entry. 🔹 Power in Numbers: U.S. citizens & permanent residents can step up to file labor complaints on behalf of immigrant coworkers facing wage theft or unsafe conditions. 🔹 Emergency Planning: How proactive planning protects workers and families before a crisis happens. 📲 Swipe through to read the full quotes, and head to the link in our bio to listen to the 16-minute WABE interview! ——— #SurLegalCollaborative #WorkersRights #4thAmendment #KnowYourRights #ImmigrantRights #AtlantaNews #WABE #LaborJustice #BusinessOwners #GeorgiaWorkers

Knowledge is power, and preparation brings peace of mind. 💡 Last Wednesday in Gainesville, we met with our poultry worker community for an essential Know Your Rights workshop. We discussed the ICWC v. Noem lawsuit for U and T visa applicants, how to handle increased ICE and police presence during election season, essential documents to carry, and setting up emergency contact networks. No one has to face uncertainty alone—we stay safe together! 🤝❤️ #KnowYourRights #Gainesville #Organizing #CommunityProtection #workerunity

LEGAL UPDATE: OSHA Can No Longer Require Mental Illness Reporting in the 5th Circuit (Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) 🚨 A recent federal court ruling (Exxon Mobil v. the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission) has changed how workplace safety is tracked in the 5th Circuit, the federal appeals court covering Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Concerningly, the court ruled that OSHA lacked statutory authority to require employers to record mental health conditions like PTSD on official workplace injury logs. Why this matters for workers in Georgia 📢: Even though Georgia is in the 11th Circuit, employers in Georgia can use this ruling to argue against reporting mental health conditions in our region as well. National Impact ⚠️: Decisions like this threaten federal safety standards nationwide, making it harder to hold corporations accountable for dangerous and traumatic work environments. Transparency Gaps 📑: Erasing psychological trauma from official safety logs makes hidden hazards on job sites even harder to track. Despite this setback, Sur Legal Collaborative continues to fight for worker rights and works to bridge the gap between immigrant workers and mental health support in the Deep South. Workers in Georgia and across the country STILL have a legal right to a safe and healthy workplace. Document all job-related health conditions and organize for strong safety standards. Visit the link in our bio for more resources! #OSHA #WorkersRights #LaborLaw #MentalHealth #LegalNews

⚠️ Chemical Safety 101 for Poultry Processing Workers Working with sanitizers and ammonia in poultry plants comes with serious risks. Know your rights, understand how to protect yourself, and know what to do in an emergency! 🥽🧤✨ Chemicals like Peracetic Acid (PAA), Anhydrous Ammonia, and Bleach are commonly used in poultry processing plants for sanitation and refrigeration—but they can be dangerous: 💥 Corrosive: Instant severe burns to eyes, skin, and throat. 🫁 Inhalation Risks: Fumes cause coughing, chest tightness, and severe lung damage. ⚠️ Pressurized Gas: Refrigeration lines carry risks of leaks, frostbite, or explosions. Know Your Rights (OSHA): 1️⃣ Right to Know: You have the right to know about the chemicals used and their hazards. 2️⃣ Training & SDS: Safety materials and training must be provided in your primary language. 3️⃣ Free PPE: Your employer must provide required protective gear (goggles, gloves, aprons, respirators) at no cost. 4️⃣ Report Hazards: You can report safety hazards or injuries without fear of retaliation! 🚨 In an emergency: Call 911 immediately, locate a trained first responder, and notify a supervisor.

“Grounded in faith, love, and resilience.” Created by worker leader Maria, originally from Michoacán, Mexico, this artwork embodies the true spirit of artivism: education, faith, worker protection, and community power. From honoring the poultry workers who feed us to demanding safe working conditions with OSHA, every single cutout tells a story of resistance, dignity, and collective care. 📍 Made with love for Sur Legal Collaborative.

⚠️ ¡El calor extremo es un riesgo laboral! Conoce tus derechos y mantente a salvo 🌡️ Ya sea que trabajes bajo el sol abrasador o dentro de una cocina o almacén caliente, el calor extremo puede ser mortal. No tienes que arriesgar tu salud por un cheque de pago. Lista rápida de prevención: 🚰 Bebe agua cada 15 minutos. 🌿 Toma descansos en áreas frescas o con sombra. 👕 Usa ropa ligera y respirable. ⚠️ Aprende a reconocer la diferencia: 🟡 Agotamiento por calor: Mareos, náuseas, sudoración excesiva. 🔴 Golpe de calor: Confusión, desmayos, piel caliente/enrojecida. ¡Esta es una emergencia médica, llama al 911 de inmediato! Tu empleador está obligado por ley a proporcionar agua potable limpia, sombra y descansos para refrescarte. Tienes derecho a alzar la voz sobre condiciones de calor inseguras sin temor a represalias. 👉 Exige protección para tu salud junto a tus compañeros de trabajo. Visita el enlace en nuestra bio para acceder a recursos gratuitos sobre derechos laborales brindados por @surlegal_atl y @mese_ga #DerechosLaborales #SeguridadEnElTrabajo #ConoceTusDerechos #OSHA #PrevencionGolpeDeCalor #SurLegal #MigrantEquity #JusticiaLaboral #LaSeguridadEsPrimero

⚠️ Extreme Heat is a Workplace Hazard! Know Your Rights & Stay Safe 🌡️ Whether you’re working under the blaring sun or inside a hot warehouse or kitchen, extreme heat can be deadly. You don't have to risk your health for a paycheck. Quick prevention checklist: 🚰 Drink water every 15 minutes. 🌿 Take breaks in cool or shaded areas. 👕 Wear light, breathable clothing. ⚠️ Know the difference: 🟡 Heat Exhaustion: Dizziness, nausea, heavy sweating. 🔴 Heat Stroke: Confusion, fainting, hot/red skin. This is a medical emergency—Call 911 immediately! Your employer is legally required to provide clean drinking water, shade, and cool-down breaks. You have the right to speak up about unsafe heat conditions without fear of retaliation. 👉 Stand up for your health alongside your coworkers. Head to the link in our bio for free worker rights resources provided by @surlegal_atl & @mese_ga 📲 Stay tuned! The Spanish version of this guide with Lucía is coming out soon! / ¡Atentos! Muy pronto publicaremos la versión en español con Lucía. #WorkerRights #HeatSafety #WorkplaceSafety #KnowYourRights #OSHA #HeatStrokePrevention #SurLegal #MigrantEquity #LaborRights #SafetyFirst

Heat stroke on the job isn't an accident—it's a lack of protection. Meet Angela, a hospitality worker and worker leader who ended up hospitalized after working in severe heat without proper support. She’s sharing her testimony because what happened to her happens to far too many workers in silence. Angela advocates so that every worker has access to water, safe environments, and a voice. Share this reel to amplify Angela’s voice and spread awareness of heat safety rights! 🌐 Visit www.surlegal.org for resources.

Suffering from extreme heat at work and your employer refusing to take action to protect you and your coworkers? Here’s a quick guide that will help you describe and report an unsafe work environment. ⚠️ Do you have access to clean drinking water, shade, training on heat symptoms and how to respond to them, and emergency medical care? If your employer fails to ensure these and you have experienced or witnessed employees suffering heat-related illnesses, this post is for you! 🌡️ #osha #heatsafety #heat #extremeheat *The information contained in this guide is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter.*

This Labor Day weekend, we honor the workers who keep our communities fed. Poultry workers in Gainesville, GA face dangerous conditions and severe injury risks daily. True worker justice means every worker comes home safe. Celebrate Labor Day by taking action with us! 👉 Sign our petition linked in our bio!

In a new U.S. Chemical Safety Board safety video, the failures of Foundation Food Group to to ensure the safety of employees in the 2021 Gainesville, Georgia poultry processing plant nitrogen leak is explained, with 5 key safety issues that marked this traumatic tragedy of employer negligence. The irresponsibility of FFG to properly ensure safeguards and training on the use and dangers of nitrogen in poultry processing profoundly changed the lives of those affected, their loved ones, and the Gainesville community. This nitrogen leak is where we began our critical work for immigrant workers, standing up for their rights to safe workplaces and their right to speak up when their lives are at risk or in danger. We fight so that another devastating case like this never happens again. Federal investigations by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and @osha_dol revealed extreme safety neglect by FFG management in area of safety: • Single Point of Failure • Atmospheric Monitoring and Alarm Systems • Emergency Preparedness • Process Safety Management Systems, and • Product Stewardship

This week marked the opening of a critical, alarming round of deregulatory hearings aimed at dismantling core health and safety protections for working people. OSHA has proposed a series of deregulatory changes affecting things like respirators, toxic chemicals, asbestos, lead, construction illumination, COVID-19 protections in healthcare, and fall protection on fixed ladders. If you work in these industries, this could affect you! We’re tuned in closely watching these crucial rulemaking hearings and strategizing how to best stand up for workers against these attempts to delegitimize their rights to important safety protections. The next hearings will be taking place on August 24, August 25, and August 26! You can tune in live at 9:30AM (ET) on any of these listed dates at www.osha.gov/deregulatory-rulemaking

Este jueves 20 de agosto, de 6PM a 8PM (ET), presentamos una capacitación gratuita en línea sobre prevención del estrés por calor para trabajadores y defensores de trabajadores de industrias de alto riesgo 🌡️🔥 El enlace para registrarte está en nuestra biografía, y los invitamos a unirse a nosotros. ¡Esperamos verles allí! #calor #estresdecalor #seguridad #derechoslaborales #workersrights

This Thursday, August 20th, 6PM-8PM (ET), we’re presenting a free online Heat Stress Prevention Training for High Hazard, Low Wage Industry Workers and Advocates ☀️ The link to register is in our bio, and we invite you to join us. Hope to see you there! 🌡️🚰 Este jueves 20 de agosto, de 6PM a 8PM (ET), presentamos una capacitación gratuita en línea sobre prevención del estrés por calor para trabajadores y defensores de trabajadores de industrias de alto riesgo ☀️ El enlace para registrarte está en nuestra biografía, y los invitamos a unirse a nosotros. ¡Esperamos verles allí!

Cold stress isn’t just a winter problem. Workers can experience dangerous cold conditions indoors or outdoors, even during the summer. Indoor workers may move between extreme heat and extreme cold throughout the day, especially in environments like poultry processing plants, where refrigerated areas can be extremely cold. Workers in our poultry processing worker base have shared that they experience extreme cold at work. Prolonged exposure can lead to cold stress, frostbite, trench foot, and other serious health risks. 🧤 Workers deserve a safe workplace. Employers should provide proper PPE and warm clothing, training on cold hazards, safe work practices, and opportunities to warm up. Learn the signs of cold stress and how workers can protect themselves and their coworkers. ❄️ #WorkerRights #WorkersRights #ColdStress #WorkplaceSafety #PoultryWorkers #ImmigrantWorkers #WorkerSafety

On Friday, August 14, we distributed free water, electrolytes, and information produced by our team and @nationalcosh on preventing heat stress as part of our National Week of Heat Action work! Workers who face extreme heat on the job deserve provisions like water, shade, rest, shade, cooling, and acclimatization. While our team members were out distributing materials under the Georgia sun along with @indivisibleatl, many of those that we reached seemed relieved to be receiving water on this especially hot day. We were asked about how workers can stay up to date on their rights and stay safe at work, and we also heard interest in our upcoming Heat Stress Prevention Training on August 20th! Standing up for immigrant and low-wage workers, who are among the most vulnerable to retaliation for speaking up about their exploitative or dangerous conditions at work, is part of standing up for the human rights of ALL. You can support our work by donating at the link in our bio, and equip yourself with the tools to make change at your workplace and in your community with @nationalcosh’s Heat Organizing Toolkit! #FiredUp #heatjustice #workersrights #workersafety #immigrantrights

It’s chic to care and do your part to advocate for immigrants and workers, especially when their rights are threatened by new attacks daily! We all have legal rights and deserve fair treatment, free of exploitation and abuse. The girls that get it, get it 🦋 Join us in making a better, more chic future possible for Georgia 💅🩷 #chic #immigrantsrights #laborrights #advocacy #atlanta

Happy National Week of Action for Heat Justice! 🌡️ We invite you to join us next Thursday, August 20th, for a very important virtual heat stress prevention training that anyone can join online by registering at the QR code provided. If you care about your safety and the safety of your community as we face extreme heat in the state of Georgia and across the country, we hope to see you there! ☀️ #heatsafety #heatjustice #workersafety #workersrights #firedup @nationalcosh ¡Feliz Semana Nacional de Acción por la Justicia ante el Calor! 🌡️ Te invitamos a unirte a nosotros el próximo jueves 20 de agosto para una importante capacitación virtual sobre prevención del estrés por calor. Cualquier persona puede participar en línea registrándose con el código QR proporcionado. Si te preocupa tu seguridad y la de tu comunidad ante el calor extremo que azota el estado de Georgia y todo el país, ¡te esperamos! ☀️ #seguridadcontraelcalor #justiciacontraelcalor #seguridadlaboral #derechosdelostrabajadores #seguridadcomunitaria @nationalcosh

You can hear from us live on the radio and online soon! Tune in to @closerlookwabe today on 90.1FM or listen on WABE.org @wabeatl around 12PM to hear directly from our team about how we are making a difference and standing up for immigrant workers in this challenging moment for labor and immigration rights across the Deep South. The segment with our interview will begin at approximately 12:30pm!

Heat justice is worker justice! 🌡️❤️‍🔥 Listen to our Bilingual Worker Rights Organizer Lucia describe exactly why we can’t afford to let workers suffer in silence as extreme heat puts lives in danger across the country. Georgia’s workers deserve our respect, and their lives deserve our consideration and concern. Our municipal and state government have the power to act now on behalf of workers to ensure that harm from heat exhaustion and heat stroke is a thing of the past. We’re glad to hold them to this and continue the fight for dignity and safety for all.

In a recent Atlanta City Council Committee Community Dev. & Human Services Meeting, our Workers’ Rights Organizer Lucia shared the urgency of ensuring protections for workers against extreme heat, highlighting that heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and in severe cases—even death—, are risks that many workers confront without proper cooling or relief. This is an issue that worker advocates and public health experts agree just cannot be ignored. Workers suffer while unscrupulous employers fail to guarantee water, shade, proper bathroom breaks, and more…basic human rights that our city’s workers need to carry out their work without putting their health in danger. In Lucia’s work with @playfairatl’s World Cup resource center, she witnessed a number of workers who we’re visibly suffering and uncomfortable in the record-breaking Atlanta heat. She was even made aware that a worker had fainted from extreme heat while working near the Atlanta Stadium this summer. These are preventable harms facing the people who keep our city running, and they should not have to confront them alone while also carrying their intense daily workloads. We’re proud to stand by initiatives to improve conditions for workers, especially Georgia’s low-wage and immigrant workers who are most vulnerable to retaliation or intimidation.

For the past month, we were proud to participate in the World Cup Resource Center outside the Atlanta stadium alongside @playfairatl and an incredible coalition of partners—including @glahr.ga , @aflcio , @redlightdistrictbytwo , @poder_latinx , and many more. Together, we connected with hundreds of stadium workers, event staff, vendors, and parking attendants, distributing free water, heat prevention resources, Know Your Rights materials, and conducting needs assessments to better understand workers' experiences. A huge thank you to @nationalcosh for providing their Fired Up! heat justice magnets, flyers, and pins that helped us spread critical workplace safety information. While players get water breaks on the field, every worker behind the scenes deserves safe working conditions, heat protections, and dignity on the job. The fight for worker justice continues.

In a newly-released Op-Ed for @ajcnews, staff from Sur Legal Collaborative and @cdmigrante teamed up to send a clear message—a system where migrant and immigrant worker communities are not protected is not a system that Georgians can stand behind the expansion of in good conscience. We’d like to thank Sur Staff Attorney Alessandra Stevens as well as Julia Solórzano, Legal and Policy Director at @cdmigrante, for leading the charge to articulate why our work leaves us with concerns about worker exploitation and abuse under the H-2A farmworker visa program. Full article now available online in the @ajcnews opinion column.

A multi-billion-dollar tournament depends on thousands of workers to make every match possible. Yet many workers supporting the FIFA World Cup in Atlanta are reporting unsafe heat conditions, including limited access to water, shade, cooling areas, and breaks. "We wouldn't have the World Cup happening if we didn't have workers." Every worker deserves the same basic heat protections needed to stay safe on the job. Thank you to WABE for highlighting the experiences of the workers behind the world's biggest sporting event, and to @playfairatl for leading the World Cup Worker Resource Center efforts and connecting us with WABE to help elevate workers' voices. #WorldCup #WorkerRights #HeatSafety #Atlanta #PlayFairATL #ProtectWorkers #WorkplaceSafety

Yesterday we distributed Heat Stress & Cold Prevention Safety Kits to our poultry worker base in Gainesville, GA, following a heat stress and cold prevention training. Huge thanks to @nationalcosh for providing Heat Safety Magnets for every kit, and to our community donors to the Worker Solidarity Fund who made this drive possible. 🙏 We also used the drive as a chance to survey workers on the heat and cold safety issues they’re facing, so we can keep tailoring our Know Your Rights trainings to what workers actually need. Solidarity is built one kit, one training, one conversation at a time. ✊ #WorkerSafety #HeatStress #KnowYourRights #Gainesville #PoultryWorkers

Workers have a right to know about the hazards they face on the job 📢🚨 Yet every day, workers across the country are cutting, grinding, and polishing engineered stone countertops without being told that the dust they breathe can cause a deadly and preventable disease called accelerated silicosis. Some workers have needed lung transplants in their 30s. Cases are emerging in more and more states, making this an urgent national worker health issue. Today, @nationalcosh is releasing a new bilingual Worker Alert: Silica Dust Can Kill to help workers recognize the dangers of silica exposure and take steps to protect themselves. The Worker Alert includes: 🚨 What engineered stone is 🚨 Why silica dust is so dangerous 🚨 Who is at risk 🚨 Early warning signs of silicosis 🚨 Steps workers can take to protect themselves 🚨 Where to get help By sharing this alert, you can help ensure more workers have the information they need to protect themselves, speak up, and stay healthy. #workersafety #safety #osha #workersrights Las personas trabajadoras tienen Derecho a Saber sobre los peligros que enfrentan en el trabajo 📢 Sin embargo, todos los días, personas trabajadoras en todo el país cortan, lijan y pulen superficies de piedra de ingeniería sin saber que el polvo que respiran puede causar una enfermedad mortal y prevenible. Algunas personas han necesitado trasplantes de pulmón alrededor de los treinta años. Cada vez se identifican más casos en otros estados, convirtiéndose en un problema urgente de salud laboral a nivel nacional. Hoy, @nationalcosh presenta una nueva Alerta Bilingüe para Personas Trabajadoras: El Polvo de Sílice Puede Matar, para ayudar a reconocer los peligros de la exposición al polvo de sílice y tomar medidas para protegerse. La alerta incluye: 🚨 Qué es la piedra de ingeniería 🚨 Por qué el polvo de sílice es tan peligroso 🚨 Quiénes están en mayor riesgo 🚨 Señales tempranas de la silicosis 🚨 Medidas que pueden tomar para protegerse 🚨 Dónde obtener ayuda #seguridad #OSHA #derechoslaborales

☀️ Heat can be dangerous, but it doesn't have to be. Whether you work indoors or outdoors, you have the right to a safe workplace. Together with Migrant Equity Southeast, we'll be distributing these heat safety flyers to high-risk, low-wage workers to help prevent heat-related illnesses and ensure workers know their rights on the job. Stay hydrated. Take breaks. Learn the warning signs of heat illness. If you're feeling sick, speak up and seek help. Help us spread the word by sharing this resource with workers and your community. 💪 #HeatSafety #WorkerRights #KnowYourRights #ExtremeHeat #OccupationalSafety #ImmigrantWorkers #SurLegalCollaborative #MigrantEquitySoutheast

We want to give a special thanks to all attendees and our partners for yesterday’s film screening @sixeyefilms, @resistancecinemaatl, and @atlantaallianc. It was such a successful day learning in community and discussing the realities of extreme heat for workers in Atlanta and across the country! This is what it looks like when the community shows up for immigrant workers and the rights of all workers. Extreme heat claims the lives of high-hazard, low-wage industry workers around the world every day. Despite heat-stress and heat-related illness posing life-threatening risks for these workers, their employers often refuse to take even the most basic and life-saving precautions, like ensuring proper breaks, clean water, and shade or relief from the heat for their employees. Together, we can move toward a future where a safe and healthy work environment is a reality for all. Which heat stress precaution do you believe employers currently fail to take at the highest rate?

Today, we commemorate Juneteenth, the day the Emancipation Proclamation was finally enforced on June 19, 1865, ending chattel slavery in the Confederate South. We honor the Black abolitionists who fought tirelessly for freedom and the generations of Black leaders, workers, and organizers who continue the fight for liberation, dignity, and justice. As an organization committed to immigrant and worker rights, we recognize that many of the systems that endanger Black workers today are rooted in the legacy of slavery and systemic oppression. On Juneteenth, we reaffirm our commitment to dismantling those barriers, advancing safe and equitable workplaces, remaining rooted in abolitionist ideals, and standing alongside Black workers demanding the protections, respect, and opportunities they deserve. Today, we celebrate freedom, resilience, and the ongoing work to build a more just future for all. #Juneteenth

Thank you for standing with workers in Georgia—for safety, dignity, and justice 👷👩‍🌾👨‍🍳🍑 Sur Legal Collaborative’s Worker Leaders Solidarity Fund is be a standing, ongoing fund that centers resourcing and empowering workers from high-hazard, low-wage industries in ways that are directly responsive to their needs. With summer heating up, we are attuned to heat stress and heat-related illness increasing, and the focus of our next campaign for the WLS Fund will be to raise money to be able to provide the workers we’re in community with some heat-stress emergency kits. Please remain on the lookout for information about how to support that work in the coming months! Support today at the link in our bio 🩷📢

Today we’re building heat stress and cold prevention safety kits for poultry processing workers 🧡 Poultry workers face extreme heat AND extreme cold, sometimes in the same shift. Heat can cause cramps, exhaustion, even death. Cold can cause hypothermia, frostbite, and is just as deadly. No one should have to risk their life to do their job. Each kit includes a reusable water bottle, electrolytes, cooling towels, thermal blankets, hand warmers, thermal socks, first aid supplies, and just as important, a Know Your Rights card from OSHA and and @nationalcosh Worker Magnet with Heat Safety Tips so every worker knows their rights and how to report unsafe conditions. This was made possible by our Worker Solidarity Fund, built by community, for workers. Want to help us keep this going? Link in bio to support the fund 🔗 #WorkerSolidarity #HeatJustice #WorkerSafety #PoultryWorkers

We have a great update to share regarding the film screening we are hosting alongside @atlantaalliance, @resistancecinemaatl, and @sixeyefilms on Sunday, June 28th at the Little Five Points Community Center! Thanks to the generosity of the team @sixeyefilms, we’re pleased to announce that free food and refreshments will be provided to attendees. We hope you’ll join us and share your thoughts on “Without Shade Without Rest” («Sin Sombra, Sin Descanso») 🌤️🎬

Creemos que los trabajadores que reciben a los visitantes, preparan comidas, limpian las instalaciones, transportan pasajeros y mantienen Atlanta en movimiento merecen participar de los beneficios de la Copa Mundial. Este debería ser un momento de celebración para todos; para que todos estén plenamente incluidos, significa que quienes realizan algunos de los trabajos más ingratas y difíciles de la Copa Mundial deben, como mínimo, estar seguros y ser tratados con justicia y respeto. Hoy se disputó el partido inaugural entre España y Cabo Verde en el Estadio de Atlanta. Con la llegada de la FIFA a Atlanta, nos solidarizamos con los trabajadores inmigrantes y todos los trabajadores que luchan por la dignidad, la seguridad y la justicia en el trabajo ⚽️📢 #DerechosDeLosTrabajadores #DerechosDeLosInmigrantes #Atlanta2026 #Atlanta #JusticiaLaboral

We believe the workers who welcome visitors, prepare meals, clean facilities, drive passengers, and keep Atlanta moving deserve to share in the benefits of the World Cup. This should be a moment of celebration for all; for us to fully include all, means that those who bear some of its most thankless, difficult work are at a minimum safe and treated with fairness and respect. Today was the opening match between Spain and Cape Verde at the Atlanta Stadium. As FIFA comes to ATL, we stand with immigrant workers and all workers fighting for dignity, safety, and justice on the job ⚽️📢 #WorkersRights #ImmigrantRights #Atlanta2026 LaborJustice

Grateful to @workers_rise @domesticworkers for giving us the opportunity to screen the film “Without Rest Without Shade” (“Sin Sombra, Sin Descanso”) to our worker base and highlight the experiences of workers who have suffered with lacking protections from extreme heat. Events like these help us open dialogue with workers directly, hear their stories, share worker safety resources, and move us closer toward practical solutions that benefit all workers regardless of immigration status 💜☀️

This is how you can use the online Establishment Search tool to uncover your employer’s past safety violations in 3 simple steps! 🦺 Unsafe work is not normal, and you have the right to know the history of your workplace. Is this information new to you? Keep your community empowered to exercise their rights and share this information with others!

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