Chicago Workers' Collaborative is an Illinois non-profit organization that educates immigrant and other low-wage workers regarding their employment rights and
improving cooperation and communication between such workers and
their employers. The CWC presently is working on the following initiatives:
- Collaborating with the Illinois Department of Labor and the Illinois Attorney General's office to improve enforcement of state labor laws.
- Offering English as a Second Language and occupational skills training to improve the employability of low-income, disadvantaged workers.
- Hosting legal clinic nights in Chicago and suburbs where we invite employment attorneys to attend to workers' complaints.
- Creating a Cooperative Development Center to assist workers in owning and working at their own small businesses.
- Offering technical assistance to Street Vendors to organize themselves and pursue licensing for selling food.
- Working with law enforcement authorities in arresting the perpetrators and helping the victims of human traffiicking.
