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Gordon, Jennifer

Suburban Sweatshops : The Fight for Immigrant Rights / / Jennifer Gordon. - 1 online resource (384 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The New Sweatshops -- 2. The Workplace Project Story -- 3. Paths to Participation -- 4. Rights Talk and Collective Action -- 5. A Legal Clinic and Organizing -- 6. Noncitizen Citizenship -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

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In 1992 Gordon founded the Workplace Project to help immigrant workers in the underground suburban economy of Long Island, New York. In a story of gritty determination and surprising hope, she weaves together Latino immigrant life and legal activism to tell the unexpected tale of how the most vulnerable workers in society came together to demand fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect from employers.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674015241 9780674037823

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674037823 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Employee rights--United States.
Foreign workers--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights

LC Class. No.: HD8081.A5 / G67 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 331.6/2/0973