US labor, wage, hour issues forum set at PH Consulate

SAN FRANCISCO, California — The Philippine Consulate and the Philippine American Press Club will host a discussion of “Labor and Employment in the United States” observance of US Labor Week

Free and open to the public, the Talakayan will be held on Friday, 29 August 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Philippine Center, 447 Sutter Street.

A discussion and open forum will be held at the Consulate’s waiting area on the 6th floor from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., featuring resource speakers from the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, and the San Mateo County Government’s Job Information Center.

The resource speakers will then hold a labor and employment clinic at the ground floor of the Philippine Center, from 1O:30 to 12:30 p.m. to offer one-on-one counseling sessions on matters pertaining to labor and employment.

For more information regarding the clinic, or to indicate your interest in participation, kindly email cultural@philippinessanfrancisco.org, subject line: TALAKAYAN – LABOR WEEK.

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