JC Summit

Jersey City: Built on Worker Exploitation

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“I’m sure if you attend the Jersey City Summit, you’ll hear all about the vibrancy of the Jersey City real estate market. 

“What I can practically guarantee you won’t hear about is the forced coercion construction workers—many immigrants or justice affected—face on the job site while building these impressive structures. These Summit attendees—the “Disruptors, Accelerators, Principals & Innovators” (their words)—won’t talk about the worker fatalities and injuries, the wage theft, the intimidation and threats, and the illegal practices that go on each and every day.”

The Jersey City Summit seems to be for everyone BUT workers. A quick word search of the Jersey City Summit website tells you all you need to know about their priorities:

For two years running, workers have been shut out of the Jersey City Summit. See how we fought back against developer greed and worker exploitation last year: