U.S. urged to toughen protections for women in temporary work programs

FILE PHOTO: A woman carries shopping bags as she walks near the U.S.-Mexico border during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government should take stronger action to fight discrimination and sexual harrassment in temporary work programs for migrants, an advocacy group for Mexican women who complain of such abuse said on Thursday.

Although the U.S. and Mexican governments have held meetings to address a petition filed on the matter last year, the efforts did not go far enough, said the Center for Migrant Rights.