Farida Jhabvala Romero

Farida Jhabvala Romero

KQED Contributor

Farida Jhabvala Romero is a Labor Correspondent for KQED. She previously covered immigration. Farida was named one of the 10 Most Influential Latina Journalists in California in 2022 by the California Chicano News Media Association. Her work has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (Northern California), as well as a national and regional Edward M. Murrow Award for the collaborative reporting projects “Dangerous Air” and “Graying California.” Before joining KQED, Farida worked as a producer at Radio Bilingüe, a national public radio network. Farida earned her master’s degree in journalism from Stanford University.

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Santa Clara County Sues Restaurant Owners Under New Wage-Theft Law

Oakland Airport to Adopt Mandate Clearing Path for More Workers to Unionize

A group of people holds signs and walks in a line in front of a car wash on a sunny day.

Lawsuit Pressuring California to Decide Wage-Theft Claims Faster Moves Forward

California Regulators Unveil Plan to Ban New Quartz Countertops Amid Rising Worker Deaths

Lawsuit Accuses SFPD of Storming Apartments Co-Owned by Black Panther Leader

Oakland City Council Advances Pay Raises for Police

C&H Sugar Workers Reach Tentative Deal With Company

Judge Extends Halt to New ICE Facility Outside Gilroy, for Now

Complaints of Employer ICE Threats on the Rise in California

Bay Area Nurses Protest Use of Palantir’s AI Tech at Hospitals

Trump Administration Nixes Longstanding Deal to Help Investigate Labor Abuses

CSU Staff Rally in Hayward for Pay Raises as Contract Talks Continue

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