http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/wage+theft/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:00:01 -0600 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4061/the_crisis_of_wage_theft/ A few years ago, I heard about a garment factory near my house where workers weren't making the minimum wage, or so I was told. I couldn't believe that such a place operated four blocks from where I live. I didn't even know it existed. I'd heard about this place because some workers had visited the Chicago Interfaith Workers Center and told their stories. In addition, I'd heard that this place was a sole subcontractor for a leading national company. I wanted to know what was going on. With the help of Interfaith Worker Justice colleagues, we organized a fact-finding delegation of religious leaders to investigate what was going on. One cold Chicago morning, twenty-five of us dropped in at… wage theft workers' rights labor Rachel Jefferson