On Jan. 14, 2010, Jobs with Justice and the CLEAN Carwash Campaign convened a National Workers’ Rights Board hearing on workers’ rights in the Los Angeles carwash industry. The board heard testimony from carwash workers, workplace health and safety experts, workers’ rights advocates, union leaders and a representative of the carwash industry.

 

 

 

 

 

The thousands of workers who shampoo, wax, dry, and detail cars are some of the most exploited workers in Los Angeles. They frequently work in appalling conditions for low or, in many instances, no wages. Too often, carwash owners flout labor laws, health and safety regulations, and environmental protections in their single-minded drive for profits. Their practices put workers, customers, and even the general public at risk.

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