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May 1 2006 : Celebration in Hempstead— An immense showing of strength and support for immigrants rights on Long Island! |
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About Us |
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The Workplace Project (Centro de Derechos Laborales), founded in 1992, is a membership based organization that unites immigrant workers and their families for better working and living conditions.
The Workplace Project was founded on the belief that while simply providing services might alleviate some of the pain of exploitation; it would do nothing to fix the problems in the long run. Instead, it has chosen to build community centers of and for immigrants, which work through a cycle of outreach, leadership training, membership building, and organizing for change in the labor context.
Our Mission: To end the exploitation of Latino immigrant workers on Long Island and to achieve socioeconomic justice by promoting the full political, economic and cultural participation of these workers in the communities in which they live.
What we are fighting for:
Immigration Policy Reform ¨ Legalization for all ¨ An end to the detentions, deportations, raids and collaboration of police with ICE ¨ Family reunification ¨ No to the wall, which will waste millions of dollars and will force more immigrants to die at the border ¨ Workers rights and protection of labor rights
Workers Rights ¨ Domestic Workers Bill of Rights—statewide ¨ Reforming NYS Dept of Labor for better enforcement ¨ Supporting workers standing up against worker abuse at workplaces across Long Island
Housing ¨ Stopping discrimination in housing ¨ Increasing affordable housing
Civic Inclusion ¨ For immigrants to be considered a welcome and integral part of the Long Island political, economic and cultural community ¨ Registration of voters
Recent Achievements:
· Developed and passed Domestic Worker Bill of Rights in Nassau County · Trained hundreds of workers regarding rights · Successfully pressuring Nassau County District Attorney to arrest contractors who repeatedly failed to pay workers · Helped workers recuperate over $170,000 in unpaid wages and overtime in 2006 alone
Contact Information: Workplace Project (Main Office) 91 N. Franklin St., Suite 207 Hempstead, NY 11550 516-565-5377 516-565-5469 fax
Workplace Project (Satellite Office) Union de Jornaleros/ United Day Laborers Centro de Apoyo/Community Support Center 1266 Waverly Ave. Farmingville, NY 11738 631-732-4713 |
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Get the facts about the Latino community on Long Island. Did you know that:
¨ 330,00 Latinos live in Long Island— that’s 12% of the population
¨ 1/2 of Latinos are in prime working age, 18 to 44, compared to only 1/3 of all LIers, who tend to be older
¨ In 2004, Latinos contributed $925 million in taxes and other government revenues, for a net benefit after expenditures of $202 million
¨ Majority of LI Hispanics are citizens by birth—Long Island is considered a continuing immigrant gateway, with both new and long established immigrant communities. ¨ Average per capita income of Latinos on LI is about $20,000 per year, compared to $30-$35,000 for the average population
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