October 31, 2019
On August 7, 2019 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted aggressive workplace raids in Mississippi. Agents arrested around 680 people in what is considered the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. In response to this crisis, Jobs With Justice sent nine leaders and activists from across the country to coordinate,… Read More»
Tags: exploitation, food processing plant, ICE, ice raids, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mississippi, POWER, POWER act, Raids, SEIRN
November 6, 2015
Vicente, Pedro and their co-workers at Teriyaki House in Providence, Rhode Island, worked grueling shifts, often spending more than 72 hours per week in the restaurant’s kitchen. They say their boss only permitted them to take a single 15-minute meal break each day. And when payday rolled around, forget overtime,… Read More»
Tags: Department of Labor, Fuerza Laboral, ICE, Judy Chu, POWER act, Teriyaki House, wage theft
