Adhikaar at USSF 2010

From June 22-26 2010, Adhikaar participated in the second United States Social Forum(USSF) in Detroit as only representative of Nepali immigrants in the US. In the historic gathering of over 15,000 people from different grassroots advocacy groups and non-profit organizations in the US and abroad, Adhikaar represented the Nepali domestic workers in the New York City.

Standing in solidarity with organizations from all over the United States, Adhikaar expressed its commitment to fight for fair labor standards for domestic workers, not just in New York, but in the entire United States. Adhikaar also expressed its support for the representatives from different organizations who represented the domestic workers at the International Labor Organization in Geneva.

Adhikaar’s staff and members also participated in the excluded workers congress that included workers- like cab drivers, restaurant workers, farm workers, formerly incarcerated workers, guest workers- from industries that were systematically denied the right to organize. At the convention, participant from Adhikaar were able to contextualize their work from a historical and global perspective, and exchanged ideas with other participants on effective organization and collective bargaining.

“USSF has made me realize the urgency of creating another world” said Adhikaar community organizer Narbada Chhetri, and added, “I have a renewed vigor to work collectively with our community to build a fair and equal society”.

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