Category Archives: News on Thai CDC
- 14-11-2025
Asm. Rick Zbur Honors Thai CDC with Community Uplift and Advocacy Award during 2025 Community Excellence Awards ceremony
The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC), led by Executive Director Chanchanit “Chancee” Martorell, received the Community Uplift and Advocacy Award for more than three decades of transformative work advancing economic self-sufficiency, human rights, and equity for immigrant and low-income communities. Zbur’s office recognized Thai CDC’s legacy, sharing: Thai CDC was founded on the belief Continue Reading
- 9-3-2025
Fire Labor Exploitation
A coalition of anti-trafficking and legal aid groups warn that in the drive to quickly rebuild areas devastated by the L.A. fires, the most vulnerable workers could be exploited by unscrupulous employers. Read Article Here… https://laist.com/brief/news/politics/advocates-warn-worker-exploitation-in-la-fire-rebuilding-effort
- 9-3-2025
Advocates warn of worker exploitation in LA fire rebuilding effort
In the drive to quickly rebuild areas devastated by the recent L.A. fires, the most vulnerable workers could be exploited by unscrupulous employers. That’s the warning of a coalition of anti-trafficking and legal aid groups, whose leaders point to research linking a rise in worker abuse to natural disasters, most notably in the construction industry. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/advocates-warn-of-worker-exploitation-in-la-fire-rebuilding-effort/ar-AA1AyGch?ocid=BingNewsVerp
- 27-2-2025
Fears LA wildfires will lead to increase of human trafficking
In the wake of the recent Los Angeles Wildfires, dozens of people gathered at a press conference in front of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Building to announce efforts about eradicating human trafficking as well as raising awareness to prevent sex and labor exploitation during and after disasters. Read the article from AsamNews here… https://asamnews.com/2025/02/28/greater-risk-forced-labor-sex-trafficking-exploitation-la-fires/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup
- 11-10-2021
Save Thai Town in the LA Redistricting
Thai CDC was in the news on its efforts to Save Thai Town in the LA redistricting. Here’s the link to the article:https://laist.com/news/politics/las-latest-redistricting-plan-makes-koreatown-whole-but-troubles-other-asian-hubs
- 23-9-2021
Thai CDC Commendation
On September 21, 2021, the Mayor of the City of El Monte presented Thai CDC with a commendation in the city’s council chambers recognizing us for our work to liberate 72 Thai garment workers in 1995 from the makeshift garment factory that enslaved them. The factory was located in the City of El Monte. The Continue Reading
- 16-9-2021
Thai CDC’s Small Business Program
Thai CDC Small Business Counselor, Adul Doheng is interviewed about Thai CDC’s small business program by NAT TV:
- 16-9-2021
Thai CDC’s Vaccination Clinic
Thai CDC Directing Attorney, Panida Rzonca is interviewed about Thai CDC’s vaccination clinic by NAT TV:
- 15-9-2021
California Humanities Interview
Check out The California Humanities interview with Thai CDC Executive Director, Chancee Martorell and Directing Attorney, Panida Rzonca regarding Thai CDC’s exhibit on the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case that ran between June 10th, 2021 and September 5th, 2021 at the Museum of Social Justice . https://calhum.org/thai-el-monte-garment-workers-interview/
- 13-9-2021
Thai CDC’s Vaccination Clinic in Thai Town
Thai CDC’s vaccination clinic in Thai Town has been administering 3rd shots of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to the immunocompromised since mid-August 2021 and Siam Town USA News covered it here in two different segments of their news.