A shameful display of child labor abuse was recently uncovered in an Alabama Factory, where Central and South American migrant children were not only being hired, but trained to withstand large workloads and long hours. The report by Reuters clearly shows why migrant protections for reporting labor abuse must be put in place by our…
How are New York’s Day Labor Centers helping to build stronger communities from the bottom up? The NYC Day Labor Coalition is a collaboration of 5 Day Labor Centers in all five boroughs – Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island – which was created in 2014 to improve the reach and efficacy of day…
Just three days ago, day laborers and worker centers across the country hosted vigils, marches, and other actions to remember fallen colleagues, loved ones and friends, in a moving nationwide commemoration of those who have died from work-related injuries, illness and abuse. Yesterday we honored the fallen, and today and on International Workers Day we…
The past years have brought many challenges – and many losses – for our worker communities. Whether a worker died due to unsafe conditions on the job, physical or mental health causes, suicide or addiction, it is all evidence of this crisis and the failure of the worker protections that should exist. For that reason,…
Last year, you signed the petition to help Catalina get her husband released from ICE detention. He was one of nearly 700 workers targeted in ICE’s workplace raids from 2019. Thanks to your support, advocacy from the community, and Catalina’s persistence, he was released, and is back with his family! But today, Catalina and her…
Last week, the ICE out of California coalition held a successful rally for the VISION Act and to Free Vithea in front of the LA County Board of Supervisors building. Shortly after the rally, the coalition was informed that Vithea Yung’s ICE detainer was dropped and his deportation will NOT be pursued! Anoop Prasad, Vithea’s lawyer with the Asian…
While immigrant workers have been sacrificed to keep the U.S. economy running, the Biden administration and Congressional leadership have responded by passing a budget that provides $23 BILLION to expand the already bloated migrant prisons and deportation machinery at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). All while continuing the…
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mano a Mano (Hand in Hand) was created in partnership with faith-based communities to develop a food basket distribution program to help local families in need. Today, the Mano a Mano program has spread into 5 states, and even provided food, masks, and safety equipment, to victims of Hurricane…
On International Women’s Day hundreds of workers, day laborers, deliveristas, and organizers joined together and took the streets of New York City to say excluded no more! These Essential and Excluded Workers made their statement clear when they collectively shutdown NY City’s Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges during the morning rush hour to demand $3 billion…
Happening this Saturday, March 5th! Pasadena tenants, community members, and allies are walking together to spread awareness about the necessity to have rent control and to urge voters to vote in favor of renter protections for those currently feeling the economic inequality that has widen during this pandemic. We have situations where Pasadena renters have…