KOREATOWN IMMIGRANT WORKERS ALLIANCE

KIWA’s mission is to empower Koreatown’s low-wage immigrant workers for dignity and respect in the workplace and community, and to work together with other communities to realize a vision of a just Los Angeles. One of the nation’s most established workers centers, KIWA is one of few community groups organizes both Korean and Latino workers. Their vision is to bring together workers, community members, and students in a broad, multi-ethnic coalition. KIWA’s primary initiatives focus o... n workers’ rights, equitable development, and immigrants’ justice. All Their efforts are grounded in a commitment to economic, social and environmental justice and in the belief that human beings can effect real change. Their strategic approach combines cross-racial grassroots organizing, leadership development, direct services, advocacy, cultural resistance programs, community-based research and multi-ethnic coalition building.More