Filipino Migrant Center

The Filipino Migrant Center (FMC) aims to educate, organize and mobilize the low-income and working-class families of the Filipino community in Southern California and address the issues and concerns faced in daily lives.

The FMC spearheaded the creation of the Coalition to End Wage Theft in Long Beach in an effort to address the issue of unpaid wages/stealing of wages many low income workers face on the job.

Wage theft is the act of an employer stealing wages from its workers by not paying workers according to the law. All workers in California are protected by labor laws, including the minimum wage regardless of immigration status.

Wage theft is any of the following:

• Denied the current minimum wage ($9/hour, 2015), ($10/hour, Jan 2016)
• Denied overtime pay
• Denied rest/meal breaks
• Misclassified as independent contractor
• Illegal deductions from paycheck
• Not receiving your tips
• Not paid at all

There are over 54,000 workers in Long Beach, and many are struggling to pay for housing, utilities,food, and transportation*. The fastest growing jobs are in low wage industries such as restaurants, hotels, caregiving, health, port truck drivers, and retail shops.

FMC OFFICE (old address)

2325 East 3rd Street, Long Beach, CA 90814

❌ (562) 438-9515

Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00AM – 3:00PM

Email: [email protected]

Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants (PAWIS)