NDLON's mission is to improve the lives of day laborers in the United States. NDLON unifies and strengthens its member organizations to be more strategic and effective in their efforts to develop leadership, mobilize day laborers in order to protect and expand their civil, labor and human rights. NDLON fosters safer and more humane environments for day laborers, both men and women, to earn a living, contribute to society, and to integrate into the community. NDLON's vision aspires to live in a world of diverse communities where day laborers live with full rights and responsibilities in an environment of mutual respect, peace, harmony and justice.
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DOJ Launches Investigation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Advocates call for Termination of 287(g) programOn March 10 Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King sent a letter to Sheriff Joe Arpaio announcing a Department of Justice Investigation of alleged "discriminatory police partices and unconstitutional searches and seizures conducted by the MCSO," among other alleged violations of federal law. |
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Growing Roots: National Day Laborer Community Service CampaignSince their inception, the day laborer organizations, their worker centers and organized street corners have adopted community participation not as a strategy, but as an everyday activity and an integral part of their existence. Community participation is understood in the organized day laborer community as a process of integration into the community by taking individual and collective responsibility for the common good. It is the growth of understanding, peace and justice. It is a gesture of kindness; a response to hate and hostility. It is also a call to participate in the decision-making processes of civil society. Read More... |
