i am arlene tran. i have taught esl and citizenship to many limited english speakers in san francisco. i have heard enough of worker rights abuses. i am here to support them. the good as the problem of wage that is finally coming to the attention of the board of supervisors to the advocacy of many grass-roots organizations who showed up for this historic meeting. a supervisor campos mentioned, this affects mostly the lowest wage earners, who are rights ane therefore vulnerable, especially during this critical high employment. . i have personally helped to refer some of my students to the different city departments to retreat back wages and to get worker information. many of my students were afraid to complain for fear of retaliation, and if they leave the jobs, there are many others who will line up for the opportunity. years ago, i remember personally helping an egregious case where my student was working for $500 a month in a hair salon in chinatown. preemployment denied she a to work there and even