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The campaign’s roots go back to 2016, when the worker’s center, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha (CTUL), worked with SEIU, the nation’s second largest union, to organize 600 Target and Macy’s janitors in the Twin Cities, says Burt Johnson, general counsel for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters. He was impressed…
Roberto Jacobo is an immigrant who estimates he lost $90,000 in income over 15 years as a home remodeler because his employers did not pay him his owed overtime or prevailing wage on jobs. For years he stayed quiet, afraid his employers would retaliate because he is an immigrant. Then he decided enough is enough…
Roberto Jacobo is an immigrant who estimates he lost $90,000 in income over 15 years as a home remodeler because his employers did not pay him his owed overtime or prevailing wage on jobs. For years he stayed quiet, afraid his employers would retaliate because he is an immigrant. Then he decided enough is enough…
The only successful labor trafficking conviction in Minnesota was against subcontractor Ricardo Batres — but a new bill that garnered unanimous approval in the state’s House of Representatives looks to tighten and clarify laws and punishment for the practice. HF 42 will make it easier to prosecute labor trafficking crimes and sets clear sentencing guidelines….
Advocacy groups stress that human trafficking is a multi-faceted issue that’s a problem every day of the year. Each year, various groups made up of local officials, organizations, NFL representatives and law enforcement team up to combat human trafficking — specifically, sex trafficking — before and during the Super Bowl. This year, for Super Bowl…
MINNEAPOLIS — A new pilot program in the heart of the Twin Cities is offering a lifeline to victims of human trafficking and abuse. “Human trafficking happens every day in our community and it’s important we provide means of communication to those victims when they are ready to ask for help,” Senior Administrative Manager Liudmila Trandafilava…
New legislator Brion Curran is co-author of HF42 January 12, 2023 — House File 42 (HF42), which would amend the State of Minnesota’s definition of labor trafficking, as well as the related sentencing guidelines, passed out of the Minnesota House Public Safety and Finance Committee to the House Floor today. This will be the only…
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