News & Announcements
IRLE Publishes its First Research and Policy Brief: “California Crisis: Unemployment outpaces the US”
Our first brief (updated on June 5) looks at California’s disturbingly high unemployment rate in the context of the broad U.S. economic recession. Please share this link with others who are interested in this critical issue. And stay tuned for future briefs and reports!
Professor Carves Career from Studying Lives of Immigrant Workers
UCLA Today presents the work of IRLE Advisory Board member, professor Abel Valenzuela. His latest research project revolves around the working conditions of car wash establishments in the city of Los Angeles.
Labor and Workplace Studies Minor Students to Receive the UCLA Humanitarian Award
Frank Rodriguez and Jonathan Lee are recipients of the Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award for their unwavering commitment to public service. This award is one of the most prestigious honors given to UCLA undergraduates.
Governor eliminates 2009-10 funding for the UC Labor Centers and Institutes for Research on Labor and Employment, student organizations call for email campaign
In the recently enacted 2009-10 budget, Governor Schwarzenegger has once more singled out the University of California labor programs for complete elimination of funds.
IRLE Survey on Labor Law Violations Completed
With funding from the Haynes Foundation, former IRLE Director Ruth Milkman and Labor Center Project Director Victor Narro have completed a survey on labor law violations among immigrants and other low-wage workers. Milkman and Narro conducted interviews with over 1700 workers in L.A. County and are now analyzing the data with support from the Russell Sage Foundation.
Events & Colloquia
October 8-10, 2009
Conference Registration is now open!
Work and Inequality in the Global Economy:
China, Mexico, and the US
For info on the activities of the Miguel Contreras Labor Program, click here. |




