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California Workplace Outreach Project draws broad support from advocates and sharp criticism from some members

California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 (Labor and Workforce Development) · February 25, 2025
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Summary

State officials told the subcommittee CWAP shifted from a COVID response program into a broader worker-outreach initiative that has reached millions of workers in dozens of languages and provided training for community organizations.

State officials defended the California Workplace Outreach Project (CWAP) as an established, multilingual outreach network that connects workers to workplace rights and services, while some committee members questioned whether grantee selection and program scope remain appropriate in a tight budget year.

Sebastian Sanchez, deputy secretary for immigrant and agricultural workforce, told the subcommittee CWAP evolved from the COVID response and has conducted deep, multilingual outreach since 2021, including more than one million direct contacts across 25…

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