Building Worker Power Through Workforce Development final 10-4-2024 - Flipbook - Page 6
S ITE PRO FI LE
SAN FR AN C I SCO
W O R K E R O R G A N I Z AT I O N L E A D :
LOCAL
Jobs with Justice San Francisco (JwJSF)
In collaboration with the Housing Rights Committee
(HRC), JwJSF recruited participants to enroll in the
workforce development training offered through San
Francisco’s Workforce Development board (the SF
Of昀椀ce of Economic and Workforce Development),
supplemented by a Know Your Rights training.
P A R T N E R O R G A N I Z AT I O N S :
La Colectiva & Day Labor Program (LC & DLP) is a
worker center whose members are Spanishspeaking immigrants working as domestic workers
and day laborers. South of Market Community
Action Network (SOMCAN) provides Filipino
immigrants and families workers’ rights programs
that incorporate key elements of workforce
development like resume building, mock interviews,
assistance with application completion, and job
placement. The Housing Rights Committee (HRC) is
a tenant rights organization whose members range
in age and economic status but who are united by a
common struggle – housing insecurity in San
Francisco.
P O P U L AT I O N S E R V E D :
More than 50 predominately Filipino Tagalog
speakers working in the retail, home care, and
hospitality sectors.
L O C A L E C O N O M I C C O N T E X T:
Diverse economy and workforce in a densely
populated urban area that has become an
epicenter of massive displacement, gentri昀椀cation,
and increased housing costs, disproportionately
impacting communities of color.
CONTEXT PROGRAM ADAPTATIONS:
In addition to partnering with community
organizations, JWJSF partnered with several other
groups to infuse the curriculum with the most relevant
and up-to-date content on current laws and
protections, including:
• The Labor Occupational Health Program at UC
Berkeley co-designed learning units to include
health and safety protections to increase
awareness of safety guidelines and the prevention
of common injuries, speci昀椀cally targeting industries
where SOMCAN and LC & DLP members work.
• Santa Clara Wage Theft Coalition were invited to
teach a unit about how to access job-protected
leave—very valuable content to the SOMCAN
participants, many of whom live in multigenerational
households and often care for family members in
their homes.
• CA Domestic Workers’ Coalition provided a
curriculum on the history of the 昀椀ght to include
domestic workers in OSHA protections, which was
adapted to align with La Colectiva’s existing theory
of change, highlighting important historic wins for
domestic workers, and reminding workers of their
persistent exclusion from many labor protections
that others take for granted.
“ This program helps foster relationships with our local community and with
nature, helps us connect to the fact that we are nature. The program also
promotes our leadership, stewardship/guardianship in our communities.”
— Marta, trainee
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