Workers Defense Project/Proyecto Defensa Laboral (WDP) is a membership-based organization that empowers low-income workers to achieve fair employment through education, direct services, organizing, and strategic partnerships.
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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 others ensure they are treated fairly.” – Juan Manuel López, father of two and WDP Member
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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, Ben & Jerry's, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Futuro
Fund, Seawell Elam Foundation, & the Sociological Initiatives
Foundation.
