December 18 is a day when the international community recognizes the rights of migrants around the world. The UN General Assembly approved the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on December 18, 1990, and the day was officially designated International Migrants Day by the United Nations in 2000.

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Communities Around Country Organize Actions to Support Indian Guest-Workers' Hunger Strike Against Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
June 9, 2008 - Colin Rajah
On June 11th, 2008, hundreds of workers from India who were trafficked to the Gulf Coast in 2006 with H2B visas, will hold a rally and press conference outside the Department of Justice in Washington DC to demand that the Attorney General grant them “continued presence” under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Communities and organizations around the country will also organize various local events and actions on that day, to support the Indian workers’ demands and challenge the use of guest-worker programs.

Groups Demand Justice for Guest Workers on Day 12 of Hunger Strike
May 26, 2008 - Hamid Khan and Alexis Mazon, NNIRR
The Coalición de Derechos Humanos and South Asian Network joined hundreds of immigrant rights, human rights and labor organizations across the country in expressing resounding support for immigrant workers from India currently on a hunger strike in front of the White House.

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