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Provides advocacy for workplace safety, fair wages, and discrimination. Creating a platform for marginalized voices to be heard, promote solidarity and drive positive change within communities and workplaces. 

Mission is to improve working conditions for low-income workers and their households in the following industries:

- Cannery.

- Farms.

- Greenhouse.

- Landscaping.

- Meat.

- Nursery.

- Packinghouse.

- Poultry.

- Restaurants.

- Snow plowing.

Offers:

- Community outreach and education.

- Litigation.

- Community legal education.

- Information and referrals.

- Organization partnerships to fight human labor trafficking.

- Preventing family separations through securing dual citizenship for their children.

- Facilitates access to cash transfers to very low-income populations.

Offers services to investigate and process claims related to unpaid wages, vacation pay, unpaid expenses, unauthorized deductions, minimum wage violations, and other employment-related concerns. The Iowa Division of Labor advocates for fair workplace practices and addresses issues such as equal pay standards, minimum wage requirements, and worker rights. If a case cannot be settled or mediated, the division may file a suit against the employer to ensure compliance with employment laws and protect workers' rights.