TL@W

Our goal is to teach youth their rights, how to stay safe, and what to do if there are problems on the job.

 

About the Peer Leaders

TL@W believes young people have great potential to be leaders, both now and in the future. The TL@W program provides youth with the opportunity to be peer leaders, learning about the world of work, worker rights and responsibilities, as well as strategies for preventing violence on the job. Once trained, peer leaders will plan and lead FREE workshops on workplace safety and job rights for other youth, as well as plan and implement a community project to promote safe and just workplaces.

Workshops

Using a peer-led training model, and our OSHA-approved curriculum, peer leaders educate other youth on their workplace rights and responsibilities, and how to identify, problem-solve, and effectively address workplace health and safety hazards. Training activities utilize participatory learning methods including interactive discussion, case studies, and dynamic role-play.

Chemical Hazards Workshop

This workshop provides young workers with essential knowledge and skills to so that they can identify chemical hazards, describe the roles of employers and workers in addressing chemical hazards, describe legal protections all workers have and where to get help, and identify ways to address the problem of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Workplace Violence Workshop

Sexual assault is also a widespread risk for young workers. A recent study by the Shuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University estimates that 200,000 U.S. young workers annually are victims of sexual assault at work.

“Workplace violence affects teens all over the nation so it is important that every worker—especially young workers—know about their rights and resources,” said Alice Kuang, 16, TL@W peer leader

In the summer of 2015, the LOHP TL@W peer leaders developed this video to help teens know what to do when facing bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination, all on the “workplace violence continuum”. TL@W uses the OSHA approved curriculum to educate young workers on how to recognize and prevent workplace hazards and has a focus on workplace violence prevention.

Funders

The project was initially funded, in part, by a training grant from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and in partnership with four other TL@W programs with organizations in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. The project is currently supported by the Labor Occupational Health Program, UC Berkeley and the City of Berkeley YouthWorks. 

Contact Us

If you would like to learn more about hosting a TL@W workshop for youth at your school or organization contact Rosa Martinez, rmm@berkeley.edu.