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MAKE LA SWEATFREE
To address the egregious conditions in the LA garment industry, the Garment Worker Center launched its MAKE LA SWEATFREE platform. Garment workers must have a say in their working...
View ArticleGarmet Worker Center opposes Forever 21 Distribution Center at the SCF Farm
LOS ANGELES – September 19 – The Garment Worker Center (GWC), an organization that promotes garment workers’ efforts to organize themselves and improve conditions in the garment industry, supports the...
View ArticleGarment workers fight wage theft! (VIDEO)
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View ArticleProtestan contra Guess
La Opinion Jorge Morales Almada La fábrica de confecciones Unique Apparel Inc. desapareció de la noche a la mañana y sus casi 50 empleados señalan que no les fue pagado lo que les debían por más de...
View ArticleAbout the Industry
Los Angeles is the nation’s garment production capital and the city’s largest manufacturing sector. Over 45,000 workers cut, sew and finish garments locally, a workforce comprised primarily of Latino/a...
View ArticleHistory of the Garment Worker Center
The Garment Worker Center (GWC) is a 501(c) (3) worker rights organization whose mission is to organize low-wage garment workers in Los Angeles in the fight for social and economic justice. GWC was...
View ArticleGarment Workers Protest Against ‘Wage Theft’
BEVERLY HILLS (KTLA) — Protestors swarmed Rodeo Drive Wednesday, demanding money for garment workers who reportedly weren’t paid for making clothes for retailer Bebe. The demonstrators claimed that...
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All-American Sweatshops
Even the “Made in USA” label doesn’t guarantee good working conditions. by Amanda L. Freeman The recent collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 people may have one...
View ArticleGWC Spring Fling Runway Party!
Join us for a spring cleaning – saying NO to sweatshop-made clothing and YES to socially conscious fashion! May 18, 2014 3-6pm, Program: 4-5pm Tropico de Nopal 1665 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026...
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“Fair Wages Now: Why Immigrant Women Workers Are Paying for It Every Week”
By Marissa Nuncio (Originally Published on the Huffington Post) 04/06/2016 California Governor Jerry Brown’s signature on a bill this week that raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022 is a...
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