Fair Pay and On-Time Payment of Wages

• Human rights violators sometimes withhold due pay for work because of a worker's legal status.check in macro image by Alexey Klementiev from Fotolia.com
  
  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights grants all persons the right to fair pay and payment of wages due regardless of legal status. An undocumented individual has the right to the legal minimum wage, even if he will accept a lower wage.
  
  

Safe Working Conditions

• Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) rules also apply to undocumented workers.safety helments sign image by green308 from Fotolia.com
  
  All workers have the right to safe and healthy working conditions. Employers must grant necessary safety and health precautions to undocumented workers as well as documented workers. Undocumented workers who are injured on the job can seek coverage under state workers' compensation plans, depending on the state.
  
  

Freedom From Discrimination

• All persons have the right to fair and equal treatment regardless of their legal statusracism image by dethchimo from Fotolia.com
  
  According to the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1965, Title VII, no person may suffer discrimination of her sex, religion, nationality, color, race, age or disability. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights opposes all forms of discrimination.
  
  

Right to Organize

• All workers have the human right to bargain collectively with their employers to advance the conditions of their employment. Employers may not terminate undocumented workers for joining a labor organization or organizing.
  
  

Reporting Violations

• To make claims and reports of human rights violations, contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (See the link in the Resources section.)