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Workers Defense Project / Proyecto Defensa Laboral (PDL) is a membership-based organization that empowers low-wage workers to act collectively for racial and economic justice in the workplace through leadership development, education, organizing and collaborating with strategic allies.

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“Workers Defense Project has given me so much…I have recovered my wages, learned about my rights, and now I am helping other workers defend themselves,” – Juan Manuel López, father of two, PDL Board Member and worker leader.

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A Glimmer of Hope Foundation, Austin Community Foundation, Austin Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, AT &T, Catholic Charities Office of Immigrant Concerns, Casa Marianella, Crews & Elliot PC, Cristo Rey Church, Consulate General of Mexico, Discount Foundation, Diane Middleton Foundation, Manos de Cristo, Inmigrantes Latinos en Accioìn, Interfaith Worker Justice, National Day Labor Organizing Network, Public Welfare Foundation, Pastrana Law Firm, Paul Parsons Attorney at Law, Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People, Red Salmon Arts, Resist Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation, & United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.