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In a survey of garment-sewing contractors and manufacturers in Southern California, 80% were found to be violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Labor Department said.
California textile and apparel companies will be given until 2026 to start a nonprofit to design strategies like mail-return programs and collection sites. The program won’t be up and running ...
Garment workers in Southern California faced wage loss and widespread illegal pay practices last year from manufacturers and contractors, according to a report from the Labor Department.
Additionally, a study by the U.S. Department of Labor estimated the existence of over 33,000 serious and ongoing wage violations in Los Angeles's garment industry, which employed over 100,000 workers, but the DIR was issuing fewer than 100 wage citations per year for all industries throughout the state. [21]
In 2013, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Labor Commissioner cited a janitorial service provider, restaurant owners, warehouses, public work contractors, a medical supplies provider, a landscaping company, a holiday inn, a garment maker, a hotel, adult care facilities, an assisted living provider, a garment contractor, a hospital chain ...
On August 2, 1995, 72 Thai nationals were found working in conditions of slavery in a makeshift garment factory consisting of a row of residential duplexes in El Monte, California, just east of Los Angeles. [1] This case is considered the first recognized case of modern-day slavery in the United States since the abolition of slavery. [2]
By 1933 the garment industry was worth $3 million (~$56.1 million in 2023). [citation needed] [1]:149 When the Great Crash of 1929-1933 struck the country, the garment industry in Los Angeles was least affected. During the period of the Great Crash, the garment industry had a high demand for female occupations as opposed to male occupations. As ...
The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) is a cabinet-level agency of the government of California.The agency coordinates workforce programs by overseeing seven major departments dealing with benefit administration, enforcement of California labor laws, appellate functions related to employee benefits, workforce development, tax collection, economic development activities.