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Supervisors hear pleas for stronger protections for janitors as contract talks loom
Summary
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee held a hearing on June 16 examining contracting practices, wages, harassment and trafficking risks faced by janitorial workers—disproportionately immigrant women—and heard calls for training, enforcement and a dedicated staff position to support survivors.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors held a hearing June 16 on protections for janitors, with supervisors, labor representatives and city officials describing wage stagnation, workplace harassment and gaps in contracting that can leave janitors vulnerable.
"These are some of the most vulnerable, and I should add, tireless workers here in the city and county of San Francisco," said President London Breed, who convened the hearing to review city programs and private-sector contracting practices. She asked the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the Department on the Status of Women and the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to report on what the city is doing to protect janitorial workers from harassment, trafficking, wage theft and displacement.
Lisa Pagan, director of policy and planning at OEWD, said janitorial…
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