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U.S. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division
Release Number: 12-1743-SAN (SF-179)

Date: 

Aug. 23, 2012

Contact: 

Jose A. Carnevali or Deanne Amaden

Phone: 

415-625-2631 or 415-625-2630

US Labor Department joins Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles to mark Labor Rights Week Aug. 27-31

Kickoff ceremony to take place Monday, Aug. 27, at consulate

LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration will join the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles to mark Labor Rights Week with a series of activities and events Aug. 27-31. The theme for this year is “Protecting Labor Rights is Everyone’s Responsibility.”

Ruben Rosalez, regional administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, and Ken Atha, regional administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, will participate in a kickoff event at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles on Monday morning.

Throughout the week, Labor Department staff will provide compliance assistance materials, answer questions and take complaints. Staff also will participate in a live labor rights telethon with Univision at the network’s Los Angeles affiliate studios on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 5 a.m.–8 a.m. PDT. Additional activities will be held throughout Southern California during the week.

  WHO: 	Ruben Rosalez, regional administrator, Wage and Hour Division 
	Ken Atha, regional administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
	
  WHAT:	Labor Rights Week opening ceremony 

  WHEN:	Monday, Aug. 27
	10:30-11:30 a.m. PDT 
		
  WHERE:	Consulate General of Mexico 
	2401 W. Sixth St.
	Los Angeles, Calif. 90057

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