day laborers make substancial economic contribution in nyc
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Worker's Justice Project builts an important community institution in that it:• Provides a safe and healthy space for workers to wait for work, protecting them from the elements and harassment• Mandates a minimum wage set by the day laborers themselves. • Increases transparency in the hiring process and provides accountability to employers. Only one case of wage theft was identify this year. This indicates that the Center is an effective tool at combating worker exploitation.• Creates a space for dialogue and relationship building between day laborers and the greater Brooklyn community.• Facilitates WJP’s organizing and leadership development effortsTRANSCRIPT
PROGRESS REPORT 2010-2012
Day Laborers Improve Their
Working Conditions Day Laborers in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn have built an important community institution in that it: Provides a safe and healthy space for
workers to wait for work, protecting them from the elements and harassment
Mandates a minimum wage set by the day laborers themselves. Currently it is $10/hour
Increases transparency in the hiring process and provides accountability to employers. Only one case of wage theft was identify this year. This indicates that the Center is an effective tool at combating worker exploitation.
Creates a space for dialogue and relationship building between day laborers and the greater Brooklyn community.
Facilitates WJP’s organizing and leadership development efforts.
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Strengthening The Grassroots Of The Labor Movement
Worker’s Justice Project is committed to empower low-wage immigrants through innovative organizing and entrepreneurship approaches to strengthen the right to organize, to achieve socioeconomic justice and build a democratic, and diverse movement of low-wage workers.
The community job center brings day laborers together to build collective power to push for systematic change while creating an alternative unionize system that ensure fair wages, workplace safety, and better opportunities to improve their quality of life and of our community.
Bay Parkway Community Job Center
Making Substantial Economic Contribution to our community!
We generated 4,332 jobs, resulting in a total of $ 198,563 in salaries with fair wages and dignify working conditions.
GENERATEDINCOMEBYIMPLEMENTINGASTRUCTUREDHIRINGSYSTEMWITHFAIRWAGES
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Building A Community That Works For All Day Laborer Assembly: Each month, between 15-35 day laborers meet to discuss relevant issues involving the Day Labor Center, immigration policy, and programmatic changes. The Power Of a Successful Grassroots Marketing 15 Day Laborers were trained in grassroots marketing to educates the public about the day labor movement, and the positive community impact of this model
Monthly Progress Reports
ETHNICITY
Health and Education
A total of 146-day laborers were trained in Occupational Health Safety through strategic partnership with the
National Day Laborer Network
A total 22 workers graduated from the Leadership Development training
aimed to build grassroots organizing capacity and strengthen collective
power
For more Information visit us at www.workersjustice.org
January………………..$15,800February………………$32,400March…………………..$18,450April……………………..$10,310May………................$16,785June………................$13,630July………..............$116,670August……...............$13,546September…………...$11,500October…………….…$14,570November…………..$18,840December……………$16,000