▁resources . ▁This ▁advoc acy ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁as ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁ass ists ▁surv iv ors ▁with ▁issues ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁former ▁Naz i ▁nations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁ 6 1 % ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁app arel ▁contract ors ▁were ▁viol ating ▁w age ▁and ▁hour ▁laws , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁opens ▁the ▁Emp loyment ▁Rights ▁Project ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁numbers ▁of ▁“ working ▁poor ” ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁who ▁remain ▁in ▁pover ty ▁despite ▁working ▁full - time ▁as ▁gar ment ▁workers , ▁day ▁labor ers , ▁dom est ics , ▁car w ash ▁employees , ▁and ▁garden ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁investig ated ▁the ▁city ' s ▁most - conv icted ▁sl um l ord , ▁un ra vel ing ▁a ▁complex ▁web ▁of ▁fra ud ul ent ▁practices . ▁After ▁fil ing ▁a ▁law suit , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁obtained ▁a ▁major ▁settlement ▁requiring ▁the ▁sl um l ord ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁L . A . ▁and ▁submit ▁to ▁on going ▁monitoring ▁of ▁his ▁business ▁practices ▁by ▁Bet ▁T zed ek . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁helped ▁pass ▁a ▁new ▁state ▁law ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁legal ▁preced ent ▁protect ing ▁gar ment ▁workers , ▁ens uring ▁the ▁safety ▁and ▁proper ▁treatment