“A lot of low-wage workers are being left behind, and left on their own to navigate” the pandemic at their jobs, said Winnie Kao, head of the workers’ rights team at Asian Law Caucus and one of the report’s authors. https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Low-wage-workers-in-California-say-COVID-16116321.php
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Low-Wage Workers Lack COVID Protections, Fear Retaliation, California Survey Shows
Unsafe working conditions, wage theft and employer retaliation are long-standing problems for the lowest paid workers in the state. But the pandemic has brought a new urgency to addressing these abuses, and fixing them will require more funding, staffing and attention at the government agencies that enforce labor laws, said Alejandra Domenzain, a co-author of…
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California’s Janitors, Security Guards Face ‘Inferior Working Conditions’
…“Janitors and security officers tend to work alone at night in empty buildings and are isolated from almost everyone except their immediate supervisor,” said Helen Chen, co-author of the study and coordinator of public programs at the UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program. “This isolation is a major risk factor for sexual harassment, particularly when…
San Diego Janitors March To Raise Awareness About Workplace Sexual Assault [Radio Interview]
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