CAAA Joins the Fight

Reuters News:  

"The Inequality Beneath the Sexual Harassment Headlines - the problem is worse in low-profile, low-accountability, and low-wage industries."  

California has the largest number of women working as janitors, hotel housekeepers and farm workers in the nation.  

Anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the continuous nature of the injuries these women endure in the workplace should click on these important pieces of investigative journalism.     

Rape on the Night Shift | FRONTLINE | PBS

www.pbs.org/video/frontline-rape-night-shift/

FRONTLINE investigates the sexual abuse of immigrant women in the janitorial industry.

 

Silenced By Status, Farm Workers Face Rape, Sexual Abuse : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2013/11/.../silenced-by-status-farm-workers-face-rape-sexual-abuse

Nov 5, 2013 -   Silenced By Status,   Farm Workers   Face Rape,   Sexual Abuse   ... Even though it's a warm day in   California's   Salinas Valley, Maricruz Ladino ..

 

Chicago moves to make hotels 'No Harvey' zones for housekeepers ...

www.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-life-stevens-tuesday-no-harvey-hotels-chicago-1114-st...

1 day ago -   The Hands Off Pants On ordinance protects   hotel housekeepers   from   sexual harassment  and assault.

 

CAAA's Women's Caucus has begun work on a webinar that will be available to working women throughout California - educating them about Workers' Compensation and their protections against employer retaliation.