The conditions of indentured servitude and lack of collective-bargaining rights suffered by migrant, undocumented immigrant, and many public sector workers in the United States are a shame to America's claim to being a democracy. It requires the immediate and humanitarian action of the U.S. government. We the undersigned call on the U.S. government to:

l) grant an unconditional amnesty for all undocumented workers, and

2) ratify the following ILO conventions that address the fundamental rights of all workers:

- Convention 87 (1948) and Convention 11 (1921) that recognize our rights to freedom of association;

- Convention 98 (1949) that recognizes workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively;

- Convention 143 (1975) that defends human rights of all migrant workers.

The time has arrived to bring all workers' rights to modern standards, and we beseech people of good will to join us in this effort.