Organizing Low-Wage Workers and Fighting for Justice

Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Place: Room 3, First Floor
Workshop Track: Civil & Human Rights

Asian immigrant workers throughout the United States face numerous obstacles to fair wages, equal treatment and safe and healthy working conditions. In response, low-wage workers and their advocates have fought for justice through the courts, governmental agencies and organizing. Advocates focusing on problems in the taxi industry, home care workers, guestworkers and restaurant workers will share the effective strategies they have successfully engaged to address the unique challenges facing each community.

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center is a California State Bar certified provider of MCLE credits and this workshop has been approved for 1 hour of credit. To receive California MCLE credit, attorneys must pay an additional $10 per workshop that offers MCLE credit. Payment collected separately onsite.

Speakers:

	Yungsuhn Park Staff Attorney Asian Pacific American Legal Center (Workshop Moderator)		Jennifer Rosenbaum Legal Director New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice
	Sentayehu Silassie Founder Los Angeles Taxi Workers Alliance		Aquilina Soriano Executive Director Pilipino Workers Center
	Alex Tom Co-Director Chinese Progressive Association