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Local workers learn their labor rights
Labor Rights Week Events stress awareness, education for Latino immigrants
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Lucy Campa, of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks to a crowd at the Mexican Mobile Consulate Thursday morning as part of Labor Rights week. Mexican Consulate officials were on hand to help with passports and other information.
Language barriers are not the only immediate challenges facing immigrants in the United States. A lack of knowledge about their rights in the workplace can result in unnecessary injuries and lost wages. That’s a big deal for many immigrants who support the basic living expenses of family members in their native country.