00:00Thousands of union members, activists and immigrant advocates march through New York
00:05City on Labor Day to demand fair wages, safer conditions and an end to policies that threaten
00:11immigrant workers.
00:12Our correspondent Henry Camelo has the details.
00:16Hello, greetings to you and the Telesur audience.
00:19In service of the Labor Day, thousands of union members from construction, transportation,
00:24health care, education, public services, communications and entertainment, joined New York City's
00:31Labor Day march under the banner, Our City, Our Fight, Our Fission.
00:36The rally also pays tribute to workers who responded on September 11.
00:41Living leaders are calling for higher wages, stronger contracts and safer conditions.
00:46The state minimum wage ranges between $17 and $18 an hour, but unions say that the raising
00:53cost of living continues to erect workers' purchasing power.
00:58Inflation is running around 4.5%, while unemployment stands at 4.4%, keeping economic concerns in
01:06the spotlight.
01:07The barge also honors the thousands of rescued and construction workers who responded after
01:129-11, many of whom later developed respiratory diseases, cancer and other long-term illnesses,
01:19slain to toxic and justice pressure at ground zero.
01:23Many have died as a result of these conditions.
01:27Today's protests also highlight immigration enforcement.
01:31Advocacy group say that around 50,000 people were in ICE custody in August, including more than
01:382,000 arrests in New York State.
01:41Agriculture and construction and industrial representatives were the labor shortages tied to these policies,
01:49affliction, private delays, and harbors of millions of dollars of losses.
01:54This is what we have right now from New York.
01:58Back to you.
01:59Peace to be.
