Workers Rights
We stand with all workers. With over 4 million Filipinos in the United States, the largest concentration of Filipinos outside of the Philippines can be found in California, specifically Southern California. Filipinos across the world continue to support their families, the local economy, and even the Philippine economy by sending over $33 billion in remittances in 2018 (according to the World Bank).
Economic injustice is a common issue faced by Filipinos in the United States. We organize workers to:
Have the right to collectively organize to improve their wages, benefits, and have safe & humane working conditions without facing harassment, intimidation or retaliation
Receive
basic education on their rights in the workplace and be provided with resources to properly address their concerns.
Have the right to access quality and affordable housing, food, healthcare, education, and other basic necessities
To be paid on time for all the hours worked, including overtime pay, receive paid sick days, and have the right to uninterrupted meal and rest breaks
To be treated with equality, fairness, and respect, regardless of gender, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, age, disability, and/or immigration status. Workers must not be subjected to any forms of discrimination including emotional, physical, or sexual harassment.
Roughly 1 in 4 Filipinos in the U.S. are undocumented and continue to face difficult challenges such as:
Lack of meaningful work with decent pay at a living wage
Lack of comprehensive personal and family benefits
Lack of dignity, respect, and fair treatment at work
Low-income and semi-skilled U.S. Filipinos often lack housing
Roughly 34% of U.S. Filipinos rent
Racism, bogus assimilation and an unjust U.S. legal system
Family separation and an unjust U.S. immigration policy
A coercive Philippine labor export policy
For more information, contact:
Lester Ramos, lester@filipinomigrantcenter.org