Our Neighborhoods
We are organizing a base of immigrant workers and families across Miami-Dade County. We currently operate neighborhood sites in the cities of Homestead and Miami.
City of Homestead
City of Miami
Our Campaigns
¡Que Calor!
In Miami-Dade, residents experience an average of 154 days a year with a heat index above 90 degrees, and by mid-century, this number will rise to 181. As the planet warms, Florida’s outdoor workers will increasingly be at high risk of experiencing the “silent killer” of heat-related illness. Outdoor workers are up to 35 times more likely to die of heat illness than the general population. Our campaign, called Que Calor!, is fighting to win heat protections in Florida, including access to water, shade, and rest breaks. Visit our Que Calor! page for more info.
Stop Wage Theft
In 2010, WeCount! and members of the South Florida Wage Theft Taskforce won the first countywide wage theft ordinance in the country. Since then, WeCount! has led efforts to combat the epidemic of wage theft in South Florida. We have educated workers on wage theft, filed legal complaints, organized direct actions against employers, recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, and advocated for stronger policies.. WeCount! continues to lead campaigns to stop wage theft in South Florida.
DALE / Alto SB1718
Florida has become one of the most anti-immigrant states in the country with laws like SB168, SB1808, and SB1718. WeCount! is on the front lines of local, state, and national movements in the fight for an inclusive and humane immigration system. As part of this work, WeCount! has been leading campaigns to end ICE detainer policies in Miami-Dade, disentangle ICE from local governments, and win pro-immigrant protections like Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) for undocumented workers. Our work combines organizing, legal and policy advocacy, and community defense.
Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
In 2023, WeCount! launched a joint campaign with Miami Workers Center to win a municipal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in Miami-Dade, the first one of its kind in Florida and the South. South Florida has the largest population of nannies, housecleaners, and home health aides in Florida, yet this workforce – composed mostly of immigrant women of color – remains excluded from many federal, state, and local labor protections. Through our Domestic Workers Bill of Rights campaign, we are fighting to win a right to a written contract, protections from sexual harassment and discrimination, a guaranteed rest break, privacy rights, and fair notice of termination for more than 60,000 workers.
Planting Justice
Miami-Dade County is the largest producer of indoor houseplants in the country and home to over 1,500 plant nurseries that supply big box stores, independent retailers, landscapers, and government bodies nationwide. Thousands of workers, primarily immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala and other Latin American countries, are employed in this industry. Our industry report, The Human Landscape: Wages and Working Conditions of Plant Nursery Workers in South Miami-Dade County, can be found below in the “Our Research” section. WeCount!’s Planting Justice project aims to raise labor standards in the industry through worker organizing, industry-setting standards, and strategic enforcement.
Our Education
“No pedagogy which is truly liberating can remain distant from the oppressed by treating them as unfortunates and by presenting for their emulation models from among the oppressors. The oppressed must be their own example in the struggle for their redemption.”
Our Immigrant Worker Education & Advocacy Project combines know-your-rights education, health and safety trainings, popular and political education, and workforce development to help immigrant workers understand, defend, and expand their rights. Our education program is co-facilitated by workers.
