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Conference on Immigrant Workers' Rights
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ImmigrantR-@afsc.org
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Jan 26, 2008 19:06 PST
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You are invited to attend a Conference on Immigrant Workers' Rights
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
at the Michael J. Adanti Student Center, Southern Connecticut State University
345 Fitch Street, New Haven, CT 06515
203-392-5500
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:30 Welcome*
9:45 Know Your Rights in the Workplace*: During this session, we will provide an overview of individuals' legal rights and obligations in the workplace, specifically focusing on wage and hour laws, employment discrimination, worker's compensation and workplace health and safety. A question and answer session will follow.
10:30 Break
10:45 Immigration Issues in the Workplace*: This session will feature presentations on individuals' legal rights during a workplace raid. Panelists will also cover other specific immigration issues in the workplace, such as the IRS' "no match" letters. A question and answer session will follow.
12:15pm Lunch
1:00 Responding to Immigration Raids*: Presentation on Unidad Latina en Accion's response to New Haven raids.
1:15 Developing a Rapid Response Network for Immigration Raids: Immigration raids create a host of needs that must be addressed: legal representation is essential; affected families require assistance and support in accessing important government and social services; and individuals at risk must know their rights and be connected with effective resources. The response should be community-based, organized and collaborative. The goal of this session will be to develop the basis for such rapid-response networks in Connecticut's major regions. Participants will form working groups based on residence and service area, and will work to identify resources to address the issues that arise before, during, and after an immigration raid.
2:45 Break
3:00 Models for Organization*: Panel discussion by various organizations that have successfully organized to preserve and protect the rights of immigrant workers. Panelists will include immigrant workers, representatives from an immigrant community group, a union, a worker center, and a legal wage clinic.
4:15 Closing Remarks*
4:30 Conference Adjourned
* Indicated sessions will be translated for participants in Spanish.
The conference is free to all participants. Donations, however, are welcome, and should be made payable to "IWCC". Come join us for an interesting, practical and event-filled day!
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Please register for the conference by returning this form to Cecil Thomas, GHLA, 999 Asylum Avenue, 3rd
Floor, Hartford, CT 06105 Tel: 860-541-5017 Fax: 860-541-5050 Email: ctho-@ghla.org by 1/28/08.
Name: ______________________________________Organization: __________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________
Tel: ______________________ Fax: ______________________ E-mail: ______________________________
Please identify the area(s) where you are located and /or provide services: ______________________________
This conference is sponsored by: ACLU-CT * Alianca Brasileira * American Friends Service Comt. * CT American Immigration Lawyers Assoc. * CBA/YLS Public Interest Law Committee * Center for Collaborative Justice * Conn. Employment Lawyers Assoc. * Conn. Center for a New Economy * Conn. Hispanic Bar Assoc. * Conn. Legal Services * Conn. Transadvocacy Coalition * Greater Hartford Central Labor Council * Greater Hartford Legal Aid * Hartford Areas Rally Together * Jobs with Justice * Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly, P.C. * Yale MEChA Chapter * National Lawyers Guild-CT * New Haven Legal Assistance * Org. of Latin American Students at SCSU * Pakistani-American Assoc. of Conn. * Rosenberg Fund for Children * Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ * South Asian Bar Assoc. of Conn. * UE Local 222, CILU/CIPU * UE Northeast Region * Unidad Latina en Accion * Unite Here Local 217
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