2021 Law & Social Policy Legacy Award Winner
We are incredibly honored to be the inaugural recipient of the Law & Social Policy Award. This award and the recognition that comes with it will help us continue to draw attention to the plight of migrant workers and the importance of improving their work conditions in the U.S.
— Rachel Micah-Jones, founder and executive director of CDM
To learn more about CDM Contact:
In the US: 1-855-234-9699 | In Mexico: 01-800-590-1773
https://cdmigrante.org
2021 Law & Social Policy Legacy Award Nominees
Human Trafficking Legal Center: The Human Trafficking Legal Center is the only U.S. organization systematically training attorneys to pursue justice for trafficking survivors in civil courts. They lead national and international efforts to hold human traffickers accountable, secure restitution for victims, raise awareness of victims’ rights, and deter future exploitation. |
Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California: Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA) promotes self-determination in the Latino community in Southern California politically, culturally, and economically using popular education methodology. IDEPSCA organizes and educates low-income community members who want to resolve problems in their own communities. |
Make the Road New Jersey: Founded in 2014, Make the Road New Jersey builds the power of immigrant, working-class & Latinx communities to achieve dignity and respect through community organizing, legal, policy innovation and transformative education. Our policy wins – conceived of, executed and won by low wage immigrant workers, have impacted the lives of more than 1 million New Jerseyans. |
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health: The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is a national leader in the fight for safe, healthy working conditions. Founded in 2004, National COSH engages and impacts workers in communities across the country through a network of 23 state and local non-profit COSH groups (Coalitions/committees on Occupational Safety and Health). |
National Employment Law Project: For over 50 years, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) has researched and advocated for policies that create good jobs, expand access to work, and strengthen protections to support underpaid and jobless workers. NELP publishes research that illuminates workers’ issues; promotes policies that improve workers’ lives; lends deep legal and policy expertise to important cases and campaigns; and partners with allies to advance crucial reforms. |
TakeRoot Justice: TakeRoot Justice provides legal, participatory research and policy support to strengthen the work of grassroots and community-based groups in New York City to dismantle racial, economic and social oppression. TakeRoot Justice employs a unique model of partnership with grassroots and community-based groups, where partners take the lead in determining the priorities and goals for our work, and advance our understanding of justice. |
Worksafe: Worksafe is a California-based organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the basic right of all people to a safe and healthy workplace through policy advocacy, legal services and training, movement building, and public outreach. They are the only California legal support organization that focuses on occupational health and safety. |