by Kyle Martin FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Victims of wage theft and workplace sexual assault and harassment are calling on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to fund partnerships with local nonprofit organizations to expose violators of workers’ rights in the South Bay.
The board on Tuesday will determine whether or not to allocate up to $1 million in county funds to organizations who fight for underpaid and underprivileged laborers in the region. During a Monday news conference, victims of wage theft and advocates urged the community to stand with them as they ask county lawmakers to approve the potential funding.
A Filipino immigrant worker, who asked only to be identified as “Nelly” for fear of retaliation, recalled her experience as an around-the-clock domestic worker earning $150 a week from 1995 to 2010. Nelly said her employer robbed her of wages and failed to pay what she was owed during her employment.
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