Region 4 - Alliance Annual Report - February 12, 2024
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Atlanta Regional Office
61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Room 6T50
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(678) 237-0400; Fax (678) 237-0447
OSHA, Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta
Region IV Alliance Annual Report
February 12, 2024
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Alliance Background
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Date Signed
December 7, 2004
Renewal date
- August 30, 2013
- August 31, 2015
- September 1, 2017
- August 26, 2019
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Evaluation Period:
December 2, 2022, through December 1, 2023
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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.
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Implementation Team Membership and Contributors
The implementation team included representatives from the OSHA and the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia.
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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.
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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) |
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| Dissemination/Outreach | February 6, 2023 March 28, 2023 September 11, 2023 October 10, 2023 October 12, 2023 |
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. | Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business |
400+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Outreach | March 30, 2023 April 11, 2023 June 28, 2023 June 29, 2023 July 12, 2023 |
Representatives from the Alliance group including OSHA's Atlanta-West Area Office and the Consulate of Mexico attended information/awareness sessions focused on the following: Human Trafficking; Labor Trafficking; Gang Facilitated Trafficking. Participants consist of a wide range of government agencies, community groups, as well as diplomatic representatives. | Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Business |
100+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Outreach | January 17, 2023 April 18, 2023 August 25, 2023 |
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 |
100+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Outreach | 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 the following meetings:
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Hispanic/ Latino Worker, and Small Businessss |
50+ attendees |
| Dissemination/Outreach | February 21, 2023 August 15, 2023 November 21, 2023 |
Representatives from the Alliance group participated in the Georgia Farmworkers Taskforce1 meetings. The Farmworker Taskforce2 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) |
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| Outreach/Training | August 28 thru Sept. 1, 2023 | Mexican Consulate's 14th 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 | Falls, Heat Illness Prevention, Construction and Small Businesses |
100+ workers |
| Outreach/Training | 3/29/23 4/26/23 |
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 | Hazard Communication/ Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/ Latino Worker and Small Business |
100+ workers |
Report Prepared by: Tom Bosley, Region IV Alliance Coordinator
1 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.
2 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.