Working people in America, regardless of immigration status, have certain basic legal rights to safe, healthy and fair conditions at work. Workers have:
  • The right to organize
  • The right to be paid
  • The right to be free from discrimination
  • The right to be safe on the job
The AFL-CIO has prepared comprehensive, detailed resources on what rights you have at work, how to find out if your rights are violated, and what to do if you believe your rights are violated. 
  • Hurt on the job
  • Wage theft
  • Race and national origin discrimination
  • Religious discrimination

I Am an Immigrant

​Whether you are an undocumented immigrant or not, your immigrant status has NOTHING TO DO with your rights at work. Check out this fact sheet prepared by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) on your immigration status and your rights as a worker. It discusses your rights if:
  • Your employer asks for your documents
  • Your employer receives a "no match" letter

The AFL-CIO has also prepared palm cards about your rights interacting with law enforcement, including immigration authorities, The palm cards are available in 9 languages: ​


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I Am an Employer

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As an employer, you can educate your employees, regardless of their immigration status, about their rights at work and respect these rights.
One simple thing you can do is to print out and put up "Safe Workplace" posters around your workplace(s).

If you hire immigrant workers, please check out the report prepared by NELP and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) on "What to Do If Immigration Comes to Your Workplace." It discusses:
  • What immigration can come to your workplace for
  • How you can prepare for an ICE raid
  • What you should do when ICE arrives
This report is available in 5 languages: ​ 



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