When Restaurants Exploit Workers, Customers Can't Ignore It

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 28, 2016

Americans are dining out in restaurants and bars now more than ever. In Forked: A New Standard for American Dining, Director of Food Labor Research at the University of California, Saru Jayaraman examines labor rights, low wages and gender discrimination in the restaurant industry. She also talks about what her organization, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), is doing to raise the minimum wage and advocate for workers' rights. 

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