GOAL 5 – ELIMINATE DISPARITIES.
The unacceptably high rates of deaths, injuries and illnesses among vulnerable populations, including African-American, Hispanic and immigrant workers, must be eliminated. All workers–regardless of their ethnicity, race, nationality or the industrial sector in which they work--have the right to the same safe and healthy working conditions.

• Congress should immediately ratify the U.N. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
• Congress should provide NIOSH with permanent funding for applied research and intervention, education and outreach programs to reduce and/ or eliminate disparities in rates of work-related injuries and illnesses.
• OSHA should initiate a new Special Emphasis Program in industries with high rates of injuries and illnesses among vulnerable workers, and should eliminate barriers that prevent immigrant workers from accessing health and safety protections.