Adhikaar in the News

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Movement Capacity Building team convenes a number of grassroots immigrations advocacy groups at Airlie in Warrenton, VA on Wednesday July 10, 2019.

Nail salon workers face unhealthy conditions, wage theft and unstable hours. Some are speaking up

June 17, 2022 Cornell’s ILR Worker Institute recently published a study called “Unvarnished: Precarity and Poor Working Conditions for Nail Salon Workers in New York State.” In the report, researchers highlighted the unhealthy conditions found in most nail salons, along with other inequities.

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs highlighted our Nail Salon Fellow Sabita Lama

Nail technicians demand safer working conditions and steadier pay as Covid aggravates risks | NBC News

June 17, 2022 In a first for the industry, nail technicians are fighting for the creation of a new council to set healthier wage and labor standards on the state level.

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs highlighted our Nail Salon Fellow Sabita Lama

Nail technicians demand safer working conditions and steadier pay as Covid aggravates risks | NBC News

June 17, 2022 In a first for the industry, nail technicians are fighting for the creation of a new council to set healthier wage and labor standards on the state level.

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IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY HOTLINES

July 13, 2019

*updated as of 7-13-19 NYC Phone Numbers (Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs) ActionNYC: 1-800-354-0365। Typical hours M-F 9-6; open this weekend Saturday/Sunday 9-5 Legal Aid: (NYC) 1-844-955-3425। Typical hours M-F 9-5; open this […]

Statement of Adhikaar: Committee to the United States House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “Protecting Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status Recipients”

March 6, 2019

Adhikaar is the only women-led worker and community center organizing the Nepali-speaking community on workers rights, immigrants rights and access to healthcare. Adhikaar has worked on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) since 2015 when […]

#tpsjustice – Bhattarai v. Nielsen

February 11, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2019 Media Contacts:   Viridiana Vidal, 702-206-2110, vvidal@nrealmedia.comB. Loewe, bloewe@onpoint.pro, 773.791.4668Prarthana Gurung, 347-709-3330, prarthana@adhikaar.org TPS Holders from Honduras and Nepal Sue Trump Administration to Prevent Unlawful Deportation of […]

Earthquake Relief Fund Partners in Nepal

April 25, 2017

Organization / Name Amount Date Grassroots Movement in Nepal (GMIN) c/o Bidya Bajracharya $20,040 4/1/2017 Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organization c/o Mohan Singh Sunar (Allocated) $40, 040 4/1/2017 Himalayan Disaster Relief c/o […]