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A Report Issued by the Excluded Worers CongressDecember 2010
A Report Issued by the Excluded Workers Congress
December 2010
Unity forDignity:
ExpanDing thE rightto organizE to WinhUman rights at Work
 
This report was written with the participation of Rebecca Smith,National Employment Law Project (NELP) and Harmony Goldberg.We are grateful for the generosity of the United States Human Rights Fund,which has made this report possible.Excluded Worers Congressc/o Inter-Alliance Dialogue330 7th Avenue - 19th FloorNew Yor, NY 10034www.excludedworerscongress.org 
Unity for Dignity:
Expanding thE Right to oRganizEto Win human Rights at WoRk
A Report Issued by the Excluded Worers CongressDecember 2010
Cover photos. From left to right, top row: Alan Pogue; Courtesy of New Orleans Worers’ Center forRacial Justice. Middle: Seou Lue. Bottom: Courtesy of National Domestic Worers Alliance,by Jill Shener; Courtesy of Sentayehu Silassie.Design by Design Action Collective.Printed at Inwors Press on 100% recycled paper.Worer-owned and managed cooperatives with union labor.
 
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About the excluded Workers congress                                  3executive summAry                                                   4introduction                                                         8
The Historic Moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A New Worers Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9About This Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
WhAt is An “excluded Worker”?                                        10
The Roots of Exclusion: The Legacy of Slavery and Racism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Changing Global Economy: New Worplaces and New Woring Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12The Many Facets of Exclusion from Labor Laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
A snAPshot oF excluded Worker sectors                                15
Farmworers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Maria’s story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Domestic Worers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Beatriz’s story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Southern Worers in Right-to-Wor States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Tom’s story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Guestworers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Daniel’s story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Day Laborers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Josue’s story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Taxi Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Sentayehu’s story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Worfare Worers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Euline’s story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Formerly Incarcerated Worers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Aaliyah’s story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
 
Tipped Worers in Restaurants and Other Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Shailesh’s story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
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