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Denver worker-center tells Carbondale trustees it will bring wage-theft prevention and training programs to valley
Summary
Centro Los Trabajadores, a Denver-based worker center, introduced itself to trustees and said it will bring wage-theft education, legal-claim assistance and workforce-development programs (construction, hospitality, childcare) to the Carbondale area; the group said it will coordinate with local police and a town contact.
Representatives from Centro Los Trabajadores, a Denver-based worker center, introduced the organization and its services to the Carbondale Board of Trustees and said it plans to bring wage-theft prevention education and workforce-development programs to the valley.
Myra Juarez Dennis, executive director, said the center serves about 2,000 workers in Denver and focuses on workforce development and workers’ rights. Centro’s WorkReady program, which is backed in part by the City and County of Denver, trains workers for jobs in construction, hospitality and childcare and has placed more than 100 people into those industries, the director said.
Juarez Dennis said Centro conducts wage-theft research, helps workers navigate claims and works with partners including the Denver Auditor’s Office, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and the legal nonprofit Towards Justice. She said Centro will coordinate locally with Maribel and a workers’ rights coordinator named Jessica and has already begun conversations with the Carbondale Police Department about referrals for wage-theft reports.
Trustees welcomed the introduction; Carbondale staff said they will work with Centro to bring workers’ rights education, wage-theft prevention and assistance services to the local immigrant workforce. No formal vote or funding request was made at the meeting.
