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ILLINOIS DOMESTIC WORKERS

MEMBERS OF THE Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition who have been waiting for the passage of the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in Illinois since 2011 came in full force during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago to press Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to pas...

WITH AI-JEN POO

  AI-JEN POO (third from left), Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), joins a group of Filipino caregivers during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago, Illinois, saying passage of the Illinois Domestic Workers’ Rights bill will be “histor...

REVEREND SPEAKS

REVEREND JOY Rogers, retired Dean of St. James Episcopal Cathedral of Chicago, asked Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner during a rally outside the Thompson building in Chicago Tuesday, July 12, to sign the Illinois Domestic Workers’ Rights bill and “treat all workers with dignity and to assure ...

FILIPINO CAREGIVERS

SOME MEMBERS of Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) hold the banner of Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago, urging its tenant, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, to sign the Illinois Domest...

DEAR GOVERNOR

FILIPINO CAREGIVER Pat Sampan adds her name in a letter petition to be sent to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago to pass the Illinois Domestic Workers Rights bill and make the caregiver’s job easier and more bearable as ...

GRACE PADAO

  CAREGIVER GRACE Padao, a member of Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE), urged Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago to sign the Illinois Domestic Workers Rights bill and “support caregi...

IN FRONT OF CHICAGO CHINA CONSULATE

  FILIPINO AMERICANS led by Cindy Flores (second from left) came together Tuesday July 12 in front of the Chicago, Illinois China Consulate across the street to rally in support of the favorable ruling of the Permanent Court Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague The Netherlands for the Philip...

FIL AMS HOLD RALLY BEFORE CHICAGO CHINA CONSULATE!

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – Anticipating the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, The Netherlands Tuesday (July 12), several Filipino Americans trooped to the China Consulate near the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois to show ...