Parent Worker Project
Garment and domestic worker parents advocate for their children’s education.
Garment and domestic worker parents advocate for their children’s education.
By Lesly Ayala
An analysis of the working conditions of janitors as parents and workers and their experiences supporting their children academically during COVID-19.
ReWork student researcher receives the 2019 Best Community Project Award
Learn about the impact of our innovative tutoring model and the Parent Worker Project.
In collaboration with Building Skills Partnership (BSP), the UCLA Labor Center’s “Parent to Parent, Building to Building, School to School” project focused on improving educational opportunities for janitors’ families and communities.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS ADVISORY for April 21, 2018 Media Contact: Veena Hampapur, (310) 489-3957, veenash@ucla.edu Students to Welcome Garment, Domestic, and Janitorial Workers and their Children to UCLA for … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2018 Media Contact: Veena Hampapur, veenash@ucla.edu, (213) 480-4155 x212 New Report Shows Los Angeles Retail Workers Face Hours Crisis Unreliable and Insufficient … Continued
This report details the adverse impacts of unpredictable scheduling on LA’s 140,000+ retail workers.
The UCLA Labor Center, Building Skills Partnership, SEIU-USWW Janitor Parents, community and union educators, LAUSD leaders and parent coordinators will be hosting an interactive session, Low-wage Parent Worker Symposium: Transformative … Continued
The report documents findings from a worker-led study, in which Garment Worker Center members, and student supporters, conducted a survey with local garment workers about their child care needs and the barriers they encounter.
By Lesly Ayala
The exhibit is an initiative of the Parent Worker Project that uplifts working families.