| A message from Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su: This Labor Day, we're investing in America's workers. |
U.S. Department of Labor | | August 31, 2023 |
| As we mark Labor Rights Week and celebrate Labor Day, Im so grateful to serve as Acting Secretary of Labor in the most pro-worker administration in history. Under President Biden's economic agenda, workers across the country are delivering new roads, safer bridges, affordable internet, clean drinking water, a cleaner climate and a manufacturing boom good jobs that support families and communities. At the Labor Department, we're empowering workers, building equity into all our actions and enforcing the law to make sure all workers have access to these jobs especially those who have been left out in the past. Wishing you a healthy and safe Labor Day! Julie A. Su
Acting Secretary of Labor
@ActSecJulieSu on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X |
| Building an equitable, empowered workforce for all The Labor Department is supporting the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to build a worker-centric economy from the bottom up and the middle out by leveraging federal investments to create good jobs, while protecting workers' rights, wages, health and safety, and supporting the right to organize for better conditions. Visit our Labor Day website Watch: Acting Secretary Julie Su on her vision for America's workers |
| Honoring the Thai workers of the El Monte sweatshop In August 1995, 72 Thai garment workers were freed from forced labor in El Monte, California. The story sparked a national outcry and led to important labor reforms. In a few weeks, we'll induct them into our Labor Hall of Honor. Read a blog on the El Monte case Read Acting Secretary Su's blog on what the El Monte case means to her Register to attend the Hall of Honor ceremony |
| Labor Rights Week 2023 During Labor Rights Week, partners around the country are emphasizing the importance of migrant workers' rights and how our enforcement agencies work with consulates to ensure their rights are upheld. We kicked off a series of nationwide events marking Labor Rights Week 2023 at our D.C. headquarters with the Embassy of Mexico, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. |
| New labor rights resources for migrant workers Our new website in English and Spanish makes it easier for migrant workers in the United States to find information about their rights and who to contact if they have a question or complaint. The site also features short videos answering common questions about wages, recruitment fees, workplace safety, bathroom access and more. Visit MigrantWorker.gov and TrabajadorMigrante.gov Watch and share the videos |
| | Labor Day by the numbers More than 13.4 million new jobs, over $6 billion in grants, nearly $5 billion recovered for workers and their families. See more stats on how we're supporting America's workers. | | |
| | Opportunity map Our "High Road to the Middle Class" map spotlights training programs that prepare Americas infrastructure, clean energy and manufacturing workforce for good jobs. | | |
| | Labor Day graphics Download our Labor Day social graphics and see how we're spreading the word about celebrating and supporting workers. | | |
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