Houston Worker Center

Houston's premier worker center.
El primer centro de trabajadores de Houston.

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Call the worker rights hotline for help: 713-862-8222

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The first tool workers have is a journal. Keep track of your work, including info about your employer—who is supervising, where you are working, what happens at work, and your schedule. After a few months or a year this is very hard to remember. #workerrights #houstonworkers

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But we are keeping track of who is exploiting people in Houston, and we will report on that soon too. #accountability #LaborRights #MayDay

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“Exploiting people is profitable. As long as it’s profitable people will make an excuse to discriminate against people,” whether on basis of race, sex, origin, or any other category—Marianela, FJWC

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Some are modern-day slavery or labor trafficking. The prevalence of unjust but legal practices makes the illegal practices harder to find, prove, and root out. (3/3)

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There’s an exploitation spectrum of workplaces that are more or less fraudulent, coercive, and forceful in their practices. (1/3)

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Some of the complaints we receive describe labor practices that are legal, but unjust, and sometimes violent. Some are violations of labor law that often go unpunished. (2/3)

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“You may think this is only happening to you,” but there are others in the workplace experiencing the same problems. This is a chance to band together—Linda Morales, @laboruniongal

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A worker talks about how her employers canceled her last check after she left, and did not want to pay her. With FJWC she was able to convince her employers to pay what she was owed, and now she advocates to help others. #LaborRights #MayDay

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A worker shares testimony about how her employer tried to exploit her with $4/hour wages—and how she won in court against her

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Press conference for FJWC’s report on labor rights violations kicking off in two languages #LaborRights #bilingual #MayDay

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In TX, @houstonworkers worked tirelessly since Hurricane Harvey to ensure recovery workers didnt fall victim to the same risks identified post Katrina & Sandy by @CongresoNOLA @LaColmenaNYC. This week they honored the fallen and helped get new protections https://t.co/P85vcQyt04

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Thank you @IleanaNajarro for mentioning the congregations that will be holding memorials and prayers for Houston fallen workers this weekend https://t.co/fsXYauqifz

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Our data was referenced in this article. Thank you @elizTrovall for covering our Press Conference yesterday. https://t.co/dGu1tFuCxb

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Call OSHA. You can report anonymously or under your name. Call the Workers’ Rights hotline at 713-862-8222.

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Protections for workers are for all workers, not just citizens. Report what you see. Know your rights. #WorkersMemorialDay #fightfortheliving

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“It’s hard to speak out as one person” especially in Texas where workers can be fired without justification, but the costs of silence are high—“We need workers to speak out to report what’s happening at work. Even if it’s hard. Even if you don’t have a union.”—Marianela

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Call OSHA. You can report anonymously or under your name. Call the Workers’ Rights hotline at 713-862-8222.

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@JacksonLeeTX18 presents a flag that flew over the Capitol to Tamara Fitzgerald, mother of Christian Fitzgerald, who was killed on the job #mournthedead