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http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-nyd...0,969024.story


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Many of workers who toil in the kitchens and over stoves are
immigrants, including undocumented ones who face abusive bosses and
working conditions, said advocates from the Restaurant Opportunities
Center, which runs the new project.

"Labor laws apply to people regardless of their immigration status,"
said Celine Liu, an organizer.

The center was launched soon after the Sept. 11 attacks by displaced
workers from the Windows on the World and is an advocacy group helping
workers win better wages, benefits and improve health conditions.

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Advocates said the killing of FaHua Chen earlier this month was an
example of the challenges workers face. Chen, whose body will be
cremated today, was shot during a botched robbery while making a
delivery in the Bronx Oct. 9.

Several workers joined organizers at a news conference outside City
Hall to announce the project. Councilman John Liu of Flushing, who has
been assisting the Chen family, said more needs to be done. "These
workers are important and vital to city life in New York and we must
make sure that they all understand their rights and responsibilities,"
he said.