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Comment on STAND with Dignity by saturday’s mayoral forum « artbymags

saturday’s mayoral forum « artbymags — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:53:11 +0000

[...] entitled working families candidate forum, it was sponsored by several area non-profits, including: stand with dignity, the new orleans workers’ center for racial justice, and members of first grace united [...]

Comment on Guestworkers Launch Strike To Expose Tennessee Employer Who Violated Federal Law - 2/18/09 by olden

olden — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:05:47 +0000

This is sistemic of the problems of people from south of the border being used to destroy what the workers have gained over the last sixty years.I onced tryed to inform imported workers landing steel at a highrise in nashville that they were intitled to double overtime at union wages because they had worked over twelve hours in a twenty four hour period.The imported workers face danger due to exploitation wheras the dislocated worker faces danger if they try to work tenneesseis one of the worst places in america to be if your not a fat cat.

Comment on ICE Raid Targets, Snares Human Trafficking Victims - 10/29/08 by Four Years After Katrina, Workers Still Exploited in the Big Easy « COTO Report

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:36:00 +0000

[...] for many undocumented workers, since government authorities seem to be far more aggressive in rounding up immigrants than busting unscrupulous [...]

Comment on Guestworkers Sue Mississippi Labor Brokers, Expose Captive Worker Racket by Holly Wiseman

Holly Wiseman — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:54:12 +0000

I have been involved in human trafficking from the criminal perspective for years. Why isn’t this case also being pursued criminally as violation of federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act?

Comment on GUESTWORKERS SUE MAJOR LOUSIANA GROWER FOR LABOR TRAFFICKING, SLAVE-LIKE CONDITIONS by alliance one washington | Digg hot tags

alliance one washington | Digg hot tags — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:30:07 +0000

[...] Vote GUESTWORKERS SUE MAJOR LOUSIANA GROWER FOR LABOR TRAFFICKING … [...]

Comment on ICE raid targets, snares human trafficking victims by ptr » Why I May Vote For Roger Calero

ptr » Why I May Vote For Roger Calero — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:40:21 +0000

[...] Now it turns out that some of these workers got counterfeit documents and applied for work in North Dakota at an ethanol plant (will complain about ethanol in another post). Their employer then reported them to the government, and the government arrested them despite that they were claiming trafficked status. The nut graf: “It is an outrage that workers who courageously came forward at great personal risk to cooperate with the Department of Justice in a federal trafficking investigation were targeted by ICE and then denied access to their own legal counsel,” said Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center. “Why isn’t ICE spending national resources investigating criminal traffickers, instead of targeting and terrifying the victims?” asked Saket Soni, director of the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice. “Since these workers have come forward to report Signal International, LLC, to the Department of Justice, they have faced ICE surveillance, ICE arrests, and now an ICE sting operation.” [New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice 10/29/08] [...]

Comment on NYTimes Editorial on NOWCRJ and unfair Gustav evacuation by Ida

Ida — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:33:01 +0000

After a week of indignities in crowded, unsanitary shelters, many returned home with their fragile finances in turmoil. They had been forced to buy extra basics while out of their homes, and September rent was due.

Comment on Day 29 - Hunger strike suspended after huge political gains by Immigration News Briefs - The Persecution Continues « Kasama

Immigration News Briefs - The Persecution Continues « Kasama — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:02:38 +0000

[...] As the workers rallied in Washington on June 11, the labor rights network Jobs With Justice held solidarity actions in 10 cities across the US: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Portland, OR; Knoxville, TN; Richmond, VA; Chicago, IL; Salt Lake City, UT; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; and San Francisco, CA. The previous week, Jobs With Justice members wrote over 9,000 letters to the US Congress in support of the workers. [Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Workplace Immigration Report Vol. 2, #12, 6/16/08; New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice Press Release 6/11/08] [...]

Comment on Day 29 - Hunger strike suspended after huge political gains by Day 29 - Hunger strike suspended after huge political gains « Worthy Mouse Clicks

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:51:11 +0000

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Comment on Day 25 - Hunger strike in the New York Times! by Lyndsey C. Wharton

Lyndsey C. Wharton — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:10:00 +0000

Truth crushed will rise again; a lie cannot live forever.
You are in our prayers.