Filipino workers

SALT LAKE CITY — A luxury hotel in Utah is accused of taking advantage of Filipino workers. Four Philippine citizens filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City recruited them to...

LOS ANGELES — Worker rights and immigrant advocates came together to not only celebrate recent victories by to find new ways to help vulnerable workers. Many of these Filipinos work alone, as caregivers and domestic workers...

On May Day, immigrant advocates called for equal rights, as well as overseas and domestic workers’ rights, and celebrated recent victories involving wage theft for caregivers across Los Angeles County. “This past year, we have been...

DALY CITY, CA — Pinoy workers in the San Francisco Bay Area — who were allegedly victims of human rights violations by their employer — confront the Philippine consulate over the help they say they never...

SAN FRANCISCO — Filipinos were among the city workers who are demanding that San Francisco support them in ongoing contract negotiations. The protesters represents more than 2,000 city workers who are backed by unions such as...

The impact of H2-B workers is most felt on the island of Guam, as the military and some commercial projects depend solely on Philippines’ skilled workers. It was in 1947 when thousands of skilled and unskilled Filipino...

The partial government shutdown, which began December 22, has left about 800,000 federal workers in financial crisis. Some 420,000 employees are working without pay — while another 380,000 have been furloughed, or ordered to stay home....

VANCOUVER, CA — Caregiver organizations across Canada have crafted a new federal caregiver program that will give landed status to caregivers and their families as soon as they arrive in Canada. To protect caregivers already working here under...

HONOLULU, HI — When the strike first began, about 7,000 Marriott employees filled the streets in cities including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Boston and Detroit. In Hawaii alone, 2,700 workers have been protesting and will continue...

SAN FRANCISCO — Erlinda Archeta has been a caregiver for over 20 years. She is just one of the many Filipino caregivers who care for the elderly and the disabled in the US. And while she...