#EthicalDilemma: What would you do if a widely known company ONLY hires undocumented workers? 🤔
Hey guys, I need your help processing something that’s been weighing on my mind. So, I used to work for a temp staffing agency and came across a major company that explicitly favors undocumented workers. At first, I thought it was a positive opportunity for them, but seeing how they were treated changed everything. 💔 The company makes them work long hours for low pay, in physically taxing conditions, and terminates them if they can’t keep up. It’s got me thinking – is this exploitation or a chance at much-needed employment? Should I report this or consider the potential benefits for these workers who are just grateful for the opportunity? What would you do in this situation? Let’s discuss and figure this out together! 🤝 #exploitationoropportunity #justiceforworkers #ethicsinemployment
If this was in my metro area, I would reach out to a our local Hispanic interest coalition first. Jumping right to DOL or DHS is still a proper thing to do, but you run the risk of all of those people being immediately deported, families split, etc. If you approach the Hispanic coalition, and if they’re interested in helping, they might be able to have some safety nets in place so that it doesn’t turn into a total shit show.
But then again, I don’t know how DOL or DHS work on investigations/raids like this…
Employment agencies and employer clients are considered co-employers. Both are responsible under employment labor law and are in violation of a few laws. This is outrageous.
Their being exploited. Report!
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The conditions you describe are exploitative if for no other reason than the way you have described it the employees have limited options / abilities to negotiate for better conditions or wages.
What gives me pause here is that you’re saying a large multinational company went on record asking for non-hirable candidates?
What exactly did they say? Did they put it in writing? This seems like if you report this the bigger risk could be to you and your company because you intentionally sent them candidates you knew didn’t have authorization to work in the US. If you / your company have any responsibility in determining eligibility then you’ve created risk complying with this ask.
This is a bad situation all around.