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Artesia , CA: SAN’s march on May Day 2010 followed in the footsteps of a huge victory with Ziba Beauty Center, says a SAN press release. It adds: On March 18 th, 2010, Los Angeles Superior Court’s Judge Solner, certified a class action lawsuit against Ziba Beauty Center, for widespread violations of California Labor Laws. The class action is impacting over 315 former and current workers who have been employed by Ziba since 2004. This certification sends a strong signal to workers that Ziba will be held accountable for its exploitation of immigrant women workers.
“This is a huge victory against the exploitation of immigrant workers, like me,” said plaintiff Jyoti Parmar, who worked as a “threading artist” at Ziba for approximately 8 years. “I worked long hours at Ziba without rest breaks and don’t believe Ziba ever paid me overtime,” added Parmar.
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(Submitted by Asad Zaidi with the following note: “End exploitation of our community by our community members!? We need to raise awareness of this issue: Lets protect our weak from from our own predators!”