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Andolan - Organizing South Asian Workers
(Separate Website)
Andolan is a membership-based group that organizes and advocates on behalf of immigrant South Asian workers. Most of Andolan?s members are employed as babysitters, housekeepers, and restaurant workers. Andolan has three main program areas: (1) providing support and resources to workers through workshops, individual support, and facilitating the exchange of information among workers; (2) bringing lawsuits against abusive employers; and (3) organizing, educating, and conducting outreach to new workers through campaigns.
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park
(Separate Website)
Our mission is to promote positive outcomes for children, adults and families in Sunset Park through the provision of a comprehensive range of neighborhood-based family and social services. We partner with the community to provide access to resources and opportunities for personal growth and the development of interpersonal relationships that sustain and nurture families, support youth to develop into confident, capable adults and enrich the quality of life for neighborhood residents.
By: LawHelp NY
Chinese Staff and Workers' Association
(Separate Website)
The Chinese Staff and Workers' Association provides programs for the immigrant Chinese community, which address living and working conditions, job equality, and employee health and safety. Among the Association's organizing and educational programs are the Beyond Ground Zero network, Occupational Health and Safety Project, Garment Workers' Committee, Women's Project, Chinese Construction Workers' Association, Restaurant Workers' Committee, and English and citizenship classes.
Coalition Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV) - Women Workers PRoject
(Separate Website)
The Women Workers Project seeks to develop leadership among and create spaces for Asian women to unite with other immigrant workers to fight sweatshop conditions and build power for all low-wage workers City-wide. To this end, Women Workers Project organizes Asian immigrant women working in the new and growing service sectors of New York City, such as domestic work, nail salons, and laundries.
DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Association
(Separate Website)
DAMAYAN Migrant Wokers Association, Inc. is an independent non-profit grassroots organization based in New York and New Jersey that upholds and promotes the rights and welfare of Filipino migrant workers. At the core of DAMAYAN is the leadership of highly committed Filipina domestic workers--nanies, babysitters, cooks, and housekeepers. DAMAYAN provides assistance with labor grievances such as unpaid wages and referrals to doctors or lawyers. DAMAYAN also runs a referral system where domestic workers are be matched with employers based on terms and conditions set and agreed upon by both parties.
Division of Employment Services Information
(Separate Website)
The State Labor Department has offices in each county to provide convenient "one-stop shopping" for employment-related needs. Division of Employment Services offices offer many DOL programs in a single location -- including career-related assistance. Staff at these centers have been cross-trained in Department services so they can address more completely the needs of employers and job seekers.
By: New York State Department of Labor
Division of Labor Standards District Offices
(Separate Website)
The Division of Labor Standards enforces the New York State Labor Laws concerning minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements, industrial homework, apparel industry registration and farm labor. It also administers the Employment Agency Law (Article 11 of the General Business Law) outside New York City.
Domestic Workers United
(Separate Website)
Domestic Workers United (DWU) is a city-wide, industry-wide alliance of domestic workers and domestic worker organizations that have come together to gain respect and recognition for domestic workers, and establish fair labor standards in an industry where abuse and exploitation are the norm. DWU has launched a campaign which seeks to promote a standard contract for all domestic work, including basic workers rights to sick days and vacation, and protection from discrimination and unjust firings.
Filipino Workers Center
(Separate Website)
The Filipino Workers Center aims to empower Filipino migrant workers in the U.S. by providing them with basic job training, legal education, health screening and general assistance.
Finding a Job
(Separate Website)
A variety of resources related to finding a job, including career planning tools.
By: New York State Department of Labor
Global Workers Justice Alliance
(Separate Website)
The mission of the Global Workers Justice Alliance is to combat worker exploitation by promoting portable justice for transnational migrants through a cross-border network of worker advocates and resources.
Global Workers coined the term portable justice to describe the right and ability of transnational migrant workers to access justice in the countries of employment even after they have departed for their home countries.
National Employment Law Project
(Separate Website)
The National Employment Law Project (NELP) is an organization that advocates on behalf of low-wage workers, the poor, the unemployed, and other groups that face significant barriers to employment and government systems of support.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
(Separate Website)
Whether you are a worker or an employer, you can visit this website to find information on your rights.
By: OSHA
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Workers Awaaz
(Separate Website)
Workers Awaaz is a membership based organization of South Asian low-wage and domestic workers. South Asian workers include those of Bangladeshi, Indian, Nepali, Pakistani and Sri Lankan origin; as well as those from the Caribbean, Fiji, Guyana, Africa, Southeast Asia and other parts of the Diaspora. This organization advocates on behalf of domestic workers (housekeepers, nannies and cooks) to obtain unpaid wages and improved working conditions.
Workplace Fairness
(Separate Website)
Workplace Fairness is a non-profit organization that provides information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights.
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