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EVENTS

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Information to all workers, regardless of immigration status:

o   You have the right to be paid minimum wage ($6.75/hr) and overtime.

o   You have the right to be paid in U.S. dollars every two weeks.

o   You have the right to work free of abusive behavior.

o   You have the right to adequate mealtime breaks.

o   You have the right to one full day off each week, paid holidays, vacation every year, personal and sick days.

o   You have the right to organize for better work conditions.

o   Immigration status is private information, so consult with a trusted advocate before sharing your immigration status to an employer.

If you are contacted by the police or FBI:

o   You are only required by law to give your name.

o   You have the right to remain silent and ask for a lawyer.

o   You do not have to allow an agent into your home if there is no warrant for your arrest.

 
 

 

 

LINKS

NEWS CLIPPINGS

A SLAVERY CASE NEARS HEARING IN MANHATTAN, Servant Accuses Kuwaiti Diplomat
http://daily.nysun.com/Repository/getmailfiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:ArticleToMail& Type=
text/html&Path=NYS/2004/08/10&ID=Ar00102&Mode=HTML

by Daniela Gerson
The New York Sun
August 2004


Domestic Worker Challenges Diplomatic Immunity
http://www.womenenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1843/context/archive

by Asjylyn Loder
Women’s E-News
June 2004


The rag-tag army of shadowy, often undocumented, workers in America.
http://www.littleindia.com/India/june04/hearts.htm

by Lavina Melwani
Litte-India.com
June 2004


October Hellraiser: Nahar Alam, Fighting for the Rights of Domestic Workers
www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/SO98/hellraiser.html

By Jessica Shattuck
Mother Jones Magazine
Sept./Oct.1998


Invisible No More
http://www.littleindia.com/india/July2001/invisible.htm

by Arun Venugopal
LittleIndia.com
July 2001


Many workers fall victim to abuse again
http://www.usatoday.com/money/covers/2001-11-20-bcovtue.htm

By Stephanie Armour
USA TODAY
Nov. 21, 2001


Women Raise the City: Breaking Their Silence,
Profiles of a Hidden Workforce

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0214/lee.php

by Chisun Lee
Village Voice
April 3 - 9, 2002

Bhattacharjee, Janannya and Chandana Mathur
"There is no end to hoping": working women speak out
SAMAR: South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection, no. 11 (Spring/Summer 1999): 13-18
Subjects: Gender | New York, United States | Occupations | Shahida Ahmed (interview) | Nahar Alam (interview) | Neela Trivedi (interview) | Domestic workers | Garment workers | Labor organizing |

PRESS RELEASES

Final press release Ashiq.doc

ALLIED ORGANIZATION

Domestic Workers United: http://www.domesticworkersunited.org/

Communities Against Anti-Asian Violence:www.caaav.org

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund: www.aaldef.org

National Employment Law Project: www.nelp.org

Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund: www.prldef.org

Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.org

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