Wendy Doromal, a Florida-based human rights advocate, said similar rallies will be held across the U.S.
In his letter to nonresident guest worker groups, the former Rota teacher said during the May 19 congressional hearing in Washington she will present written statements of the CNMI guest workers to President Obama and his cabinet members.
“I already prepared the sets of the letters we received from all three main islands of the CNMI,” Doromal said.
Yesterday, leaders of the guest worker groups met to plan the May 1 rally.
Ronnie Doca, Filipino Contract Workers Association president, said they are expecting the participation of Koreans, Chinese, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans and Nepalese.
Doca said they want to send a “strong message” to the federal government.
Also attending the meeting yesterday was Simeon Sin of the Korean Community as well as officials and members of the Human Dignity Movement and Pilipino Contract Workers Association.
United Workers Movement NMI president Rabby Syed invited all guest workers, immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, CNMI permanent residents, U.S. children of foreign parents, Freely Associated State citizens and supporters of a “just federal transition and guest workers program” to join the rally.
“The demonstrators are asking for a permanent status for nonresidents, a pathway to citizenship to be included in the federal guest worker program, and a just transitional period that considers the circumstances and needs of the huge population of non-residents,” according to a joint press statement of the guest worker groups.
The assembly area of the rally will be held across from the Kristo Rai Church at 5:30 p.m.
From the assembly area, the rallyists will march toward American Memorial Park, Syed said.
Supporters and participants are encouraged to attend another organizational meeting on April 25 at the Kilili Pavilion at 6:30 p.m.
For those who want to donate supplies and materials, they may call Syed at 989-3306.
