Services

Helping You to Help Yourself

Pilipino Workers Center provides many different important services around issues that workers and their families are facing on a daily basis.  We provide these services to help workers help themselves and to become a part of our longer-term vision that recognizes our need to act collectively to bring about real permanent change for our community and for the larger community.

Individual case management

PWC does not accept walk-ins. Please call (213) 250-4353 to make an appointment.

• Immigration

PWC can provide immigration assistance and referrals for immigration assistance.

• Employment

PWC assists workers to file cases with the California Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement , and with the Department of Labor. PWC has successfully assisted workers to be awarded almost $500,000 over the past 8 years. PWC may assist in filing claims against employers who have not paid proper wages (with an expertise in home care cases); can inform you on your rights as an employee (no matter your immigration status; and when possible can refer you to job openings.

• Health / Occupational Health & Safety

PWC can direct you to free and low-cost health centers; provide education on your health rights (no matter what your immigration status). PWC provides hands-on Occupational Health and Safety Trainings to help workers protect their bodies and overall health.

• Housing

PWC is currently in the process of building our own affordable housing development which is targeted to begin construction in 2012.  PWC also educates community members about tenants rights and can refer individuals with tenants’ rights problems.

• Food Program

PWC provides Food Distribution Program every Friday and Sunday on a Weekly basis. PWC is an official partner of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the USDA.  In addition, PWC is launching a healthy eating campaign tailored for low-income Filipino and Latino workers and their families.

• Tax Services

PWC provides low-cost tax preparation services for AFW Members during tax season and assists with ITIN applications year-round.

• Human Trafficking Outreach and Case Management

With growing numbers of Filipinos who are discovered as human trafficking survivors, PWC conducts community outreach and direct case management for Filipino human trafficking survivors.

• PDUB Productions

PDUB Productions is PWC’s innovative afterschool Youth Media Program. Please click here to learn more.

Relevant Resource Links:

Department of Labor (http://www.dol.gov/whd/)

Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (www.eeoc.gov)

Department of Fair Employment and Housing (www.dfeh.ca.gov)

National Labor Relations Board (www.nlrb.gov)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (www.uscis.gov)

Small claims court (www.lasuperiorcourt.org)

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE)