Bill Sorro Community Activist Honoree 2019 - Mango Garden Workers

In 2015, a group of workers came to Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus to seek help for wage theft and other workplace violations they were experiencing at Mango Garden, a former chain of Malaysian restaurants with locations in Fremont, San Mateo, and San Jose. Four years later, after a hard-fought legal battle and organizing effort, 56 workers were awarded $2.1 million in unpaid wages in a case before the California State Labor Commissioner’s Office.

A Slow Clap Production

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