Sur Legal Collaborative

Sur Legal Collaborative Sur Legal Collaborative (Sur) is an immigrant & worker rights non-profit organization based in ATL Hello Facebook,

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Sur Legal Collaborative (SUR) is an immigrant and worker rights non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. We provide education and legal support to communities, grassroots groups, and legal advocates to promote an end to (1) labor abuses against workers; (2) ICE detention and illegal deportations; and (3) the prison industrial complex and the police state. Founded by attorneys with expert

ise in immigration, appellate, and labor law, Sur uses legal tools to support movements and campaigns led by immigrants and workers. Immigrants in Georgia face some of the harshest immigration policies, toughest immigration courts, and worst detention centers in the country. Furthermore, immigrants are among the most vulnerable workers in the country, often working in hazardous industries run by unethical employers. Covid has exacerbated and exposed many of these issues, but federal oversight has declined. Though imperfect, labor laws can empower immigrant and low-income workers to overcome the culture of fear and gain access to the rights and justice to which they are entitled.
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Bienvenidos a nuestra pagina! Sur Legal Collaborative (Sur) es una organización de derechos de inmigrantes y trabajadores sin fines de lucro con sede en Atlanta, Georgia. Sur utiliza la defensa, la educación y el litigio para construir el poder de los grupos de base que trabajan para poner fin a: (1) Abusos laborales contra los trabajadores; (2) Detención de ICE y deportaciones; (3) El complejo industrial penitenciario y el estado policial. Fundada por abogados con experiencia en inmigración, apelación y derecho laboral, Sur utiliza herramientas legales para apoyar movimientos y campañas liderados por inmigrantes y trabajadores. Los inmigrantes en Georgia enfrentan algunas de las políticas de inmigración más duras, los tribunales de inmigración más duros y los peores centros de detención del país. Además, los inmigrantes se encuentran entre los trabajadores más vulnerables del país, a menudo trabajando en industrias peligrosas dirigidas por empleadores poco éticos. Covid ha exacerbado y expuesto muchos de estos problemas, pero la supervisión federal ha disminuido. Aunque imperfectas, las leyes laborales pueden empoderar a los trabajadores inmigrantes y de bajos ingresos para superar la cultura del miedo y obtener acceso a los derechos y la justicia a los que tienen derecho.

08/26/2026

In a new U.S. Chemical Safety Board safety video, the failures of Foundation Food Group to to ensure the safety of employees in the 2021 Gainesville, Georgia poultry processing plant nitrogen leak is explained, with 5 key safety issues that marked this traumatic tragedy of employer negligence.

The irresponsibility of FFG to properly ensure safeguards and training on the use and dangers of nitrogen in poultry processing profoundly changed the lives of those affected, their loved ones, and the Gainesville community.

This nitrogen leak is where we began our critical work for immigrant workers, standing up for their rights to safe workplaces and their right to speak up when their lives are at risk or in danger. We fight so that another devastating case like this never happens again.

Federal investigations by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and OSHA revealed extreme safety neglect by FFG management in area of safety:
• Single Point of Failure
• Atmospheric Monitoring and Alarm Systems
• Emergency Preparedness
• Process Safety Management Systems, and
• Product Stewardship

This week marked the opening of a critical, alarming round of deregulatory hearings aimed at dismantling core health and...
08/20/2026

This week marked the opening of a critical, alarming round of deregulatory hearings aimed at dismantling core health and safety protections for working people.

OSHA has proposed a series of deregulatory changes affecting things like respirators, toxic chemicals, asbestos, lead, construction illumination, COVID-19 protections in healthcare, and fall protection on fixed ladders.

If you work in these industries, this could affect you! We’re tuned in closely watching these crucial rulemaking hearings and strategizing how to best stand up for workers against these attempts to delegitimize their rights to important safety protections. The next hearings will be taking place on August 24, August 25, and August 26! You can tune in live at 9:30AM (ET) on any of these listed dates at www.osha.gov/deregulatory-rulemaking

08/19/2026

Este jueves 20 de agosto, de 6PM a 8PM (ET), presentamos una capacitación gratuita en línea sobre prevención del estrés por calor para trabajadores y defensores de trabajadores de industrias de alto riesgo 🌡️🔥

El enlace para registrarte está en nuestra biografía, y los invitamos a unirse a nosotros. ¡Esperamos verles allí!

08/18/2026

This Thursday, August 20th, 6PM-8PM (ET), we’re presenting a free online Heat Stress Prevention Training for High Hazard, Low Wage Industry Workers and Advocates ☀️🌡️🚰

The link to register is in our bio. Hope to see you there!

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Este jueves 20 de agosto, de 6PM a 8PM (ET), presentamos una capacitación gratuita en línea sobre prevención del estrés por calor para trabajadores y defensores de industrias de alto riesgo y bajos salarios

El enlace para registrarse está en nuestra biografía. ¡Los esperamos!

On Friday, August 14, we distributed free water, electrolytes, and information produced by our team and National COSH on...
08/17/2026

On Friday, August 14, we distributed free water, electrolytes, and information produced by our team and National COSH on preventing heat stress as part of our National Week of Heat Action work! Workers who face extreme heat on the job deserve provisions like water, shade, rest, shade, cooling, and acclimatization.

While our team members were out distributing materials under the Georgia sun, many of those that we reached seemed relieved to be receiving water on this especially hot day. We were asked about how workers can stay up to date on their rights and stay safe at work, and we also heard interest in our upcoming Heat Stress Prevention Training on August 20th!

Standing up for immigrant and low-wage workers, who are among the most vulnerable to retaliation for speaking up about their exploitative or dangerous conditions at work, is part of standing up for the human rights of ALL. You can support our work by donating at the link in our bio, and equip yourself with the tools to make change at your workplace and in your community with National COSH’s Heat Organizing Toolkit!

It’s chic to care and do your part to advocate for immigrants and workers, especially when their rights are threatened b...
08/14/2026

It’s chic to care and do your part to advocate for immigrants and workers, especially when their rights are threatened by new attacks daily! We all have legal rights and deserve fair treatment, free of exploitation and abuse. The girls that get it, get it 🦋

Join us in making a better, more chic future possible for Georgia 💅🩷

Happy National Week of Action for Heat Justice! 🌡️We invite you to join us next Thursday, August 20th, for a very import...
08/11/2026

Happy National Week of Action for Heat Justice! 🌡️

We invite you to join us next Thursday, August 20th, for a very important virtual heat stress prevention training that will anyone can join online by registering at the QR code provided. If you care about your safety and the safety of your community as we face extreme heat in the state of Georgia and across the country, we hope to see you there!



¡Feliz Semana Nacional de Acción por la Justicia ante el Calor! 🌡️

Te invitamos a unirte a nosotros el próximo jueves 20 de agosto para una importante capacitación virtual sobre prevención del estrés por calor. Cualquier persona puede participar en línea registrándose con el código QR proporcionado. Si te preocupa tu seguridad y la de tu comunidad ante el calor extremo que azota el estado de Georgia y todo el país, ¡te esperamos!

You can hear from us live on the radio and online soon! Tune in to Closer Look with Rose Scott today on 90.1FM or listen...
08/06/2026

You can hear from us live on the radio and online soon!

Tune in to Closer Look with Rose Scott today on 90.1FM or listen on WABE.org WABE at 12pm to hear directly from our team about how we are making a difference and standing up for immigrant workers in this extremely challenging moment for labor and immigration rights.

07/23/2026

Heat justice is worker justice! 🌡️❤️‍🔥

Listen to our Bilingual Worker Rights Organizer Lucia describe exactly why we can’t afford to let workers suffer in silence as extreme heat puts lives in dangers across the country. Georgia’s workers deserve our respect and their lives deserve our consideration and concern.

Our municipal and state government have the power to act now on behalf of workers to ensure that harm from heat exhaustion and heat stroke is a thing of the past. We’re glad to hold them to this and continue the fight for dignity and safety for all.

07/23/2026

Heat justice is worker justice! 🌡️❤️‍🔥

Listen to our Bilingual Worker Rights Organizer Lucia describe exactly why we can’t afford to let workers suffer in silence as extreme heat puts lives in dangers across the country. Georgia’s workers deserve our respect and their lives deserve our consideration and concern. Our municipal and state government have the power to act now on behalf of workers to ensure that harm from heat exhaustion and heat stroke is a thing of the past. We’re glad to hold them to this and continue the fight for dignity and safety for all.

Address

PO Box 17805
Decatur, GA
30316

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16785328418

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