Category Archives: Human Rights
- 31-3-2014
Another Victory in the Fight for Justice 
On Cesar Chavez Day, we celebrate another victory in the fight for justice for migrant farm workers. The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Judge Leslie Kobayashi has found that Thai farm workers brought to the US as part of the largest human trafficking case in our nation’s history did experience “disparate Continue Reading
- 5-12-2013
Thai CDC Small Business Program Hosts Small Business Reunion Party 
On November 24, 2013, the Thai Community Development Center’s Small Business Program hosted a Small Business Reunion Party at Darabar Secret Thai Cuisine from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Thai Town, Los Angeles. The reunion attracted close to 50 attendees and featured a series of workshops, live entertainment, games and Thai food for former Continue Reading
- 22-11-2013
THAI CDC AND THAI FARMWORKERS RESPOND TO DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE SETTLEMENT REACHED BY EEOC ON FARMWORKER NATIONAL ORIGIN LAWSUIT 
Thai Farm Workers Were Subjected to Discrimination on Hawaii Farm LOS ANGELES — Del Monte Fresh Produce, one of the country’s leading producers of fresh fruit and vegetables, has agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed in Hawaii against its Hawaii subsidiary by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced on Continue Reading
- 22-8-2013
The River and the Raft, An Intimate Night of Dramatic Monologue Readings Based on Modern-Day Slavery Cases 
The Thai Community Development Center presented an original production of monologue readings held at the Search to Involve Pilipino Americans Community Theater to give voice to the survivors of modern day slavery and commemorate the eighteen-year old battle that Thai CDC has been waging against this modern day scourge. True stories fused art with social Continue Reading
- 2-8-2013
1995 El Monte Thai Slavery Case: Reclaiming Our History and Forging Our Future 
Hundreds of people joined together on Friday evening, August 2nd, at the corner of Hollywood and Western to commemorate the anniversary of the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case. Eighteen years ago, the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) responded to the call for help of 72 Thai nationals who were held captive and forced Continue Reading
- 1-7-2013
Your Story Can Save Lives 
- 20-2-2013
City of LA Reinstitutes the Office of Immigrant Affairs 
LA’s City Council President and candidate for Mayor, Eric Garcetti, introduced a motion to re-establish an Office of Immigrant Affairs. The Office was first established in 2004 with the purpose of connecting the immigrant population with city services. Unfortunately because of shifting policy priorities at City Hall, the Office was dismantled. With the recent support Continue Reading
- 13-8-2012
Farmworkers’ Letter to Department of Justice 
[fb_button] August 13, 2012 Eric Holder, Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Re: Dismissal of Global Horizons Case Dear Attorney General Holder: We are the Thai farm workers who were victims of labor trafficking in the Global Horizons Manpower Case. It was not easy for us to come Continue Reading
- 13-8-2012
Department of Justice Drops Farmworkers’ Case 
[fb_button] Thai Community Development Center Press Conference Response to Dismissal of US vs. Orian, et al Monday, August 13, 2012 10:00 am to 11:00 am Press Statement by Chanchanit Martorell, Thai CDC Executive Director Good morning, my name is Chanchanit Martorell, Executive Director of the Thai Community Development Center. Standing behind me are the Thai Continue Reading
- 21-4-2011
Federal Agency Accuses Beverly Hills Company of Trafficking Thai Farmworkers April 21, 2011|By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accuses Global Horizons Manpower of Beverly Hills of subjecting Thai workers to illegal conditions on farms in Hawaii and Washington. The head of the firm is already facing a criminal trial on similar charges. In its largest farm labor trafficking case ever, Continue Reading