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No Teacher Should Be Left Behind!

Thu, 09/01/2011 - 19:30

As students returned to school this month to begin a new academic year, some students in Prince George’s County, Maryland noticed their teachers were absent from the classroom. Due to a settlement between the Department of Labor (DOL) and Prince George’s Co. Public School System (PGCPS), hundreds of international teachers who worked for the county have been terminated or are facing unemployment while their immigration status becomes invalid in the U.S.


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Rally for Exploited Filipino Teachers of Prince George County

Mon, 08/08/2011 - 21:41

This information comes to us via Jo Quiambao of the Filipino advocacy group, Katarungan.

There will be a rally TODAY (8/9/11) from 2 - 5pm in front of the White House to support the Filipino teachers of Prince George County that have had their wages stolen and are now faced with deportation.


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AAPI Community Leaders' Forum on Civil Rights Enforcement in Federal Contracting with Patricia Shiu

Fri, 05/13/2011 - 14:31

ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY LEADERS’ FORUM ON CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING Featuring PATRICIA A. SHIU Director of OFCCP

Friday, May 20, 2011 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Westwood Federal Building FBI Conference Room C206 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024

For more information, specific accommodation requests, or to RSVP, please contact Aliyah Levin at (310) 235-6829 or levin.aliyah@dol.gov and Felice Seto Seto.Felice@dol.gov

**FREE PARKING** Space is limited.


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ICED OUT: How Immigration Enforcement Has Interfered with Workers' Rights

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 15:36

The federal government’s immigration enforcement in recent years, including a heavy reliance on workplace raids and the involvement of state and local police in immigration enforcement, has resulted in a trampling of labor rights of workers.


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