The Mobility Agenda is collaborating with documentary filmmakers and an intermediary, Active Voice, to promote a new film about low-wage work: Made in LA. Active Voice brings filmmakers, policy advocates, and researchers together on issues of mutual interest. Recently, The Mobility Agenda team hosted a roundtable discussion about the film with Active Voice, just as the documentary began its festival circuit with a showing in DC at the SILVERDOCS festival. On Tuesday September 4th, Made in LA will air nationwide on the PBS documentary series, POV, as a Labor Day special. We’re encouraging others to watch show for two reasons: First, Made in L.A. is a story about the low-wage labor market and the critical importance of organizing the workplace to create a space for worker voices, and providing intermediary support and resources (like worker centers and unions) that can improve low-wage job conditions. It also provides a teaching moment for shoppers – if the price is a “steal”, someone else probably already “paid” for it in low wages. Second, at Inclusion and The Mobility Agenda, we are committed to using new media approaches for sharing ideas about issues of economic security and mobility, and successful strategies for system change. We are really impressed with the Active Voice leadership and their approach using documentary film to advance public understanding and policy change. While the film presents the particular experience of immigrant workers in LA, this documentary provides information about the low-wage labor market that is relevant across sectors. Here is a description from the filmmakers: MADE IN LA follows the remarkable journey of three Latina immigrants working LA’s garment factories and their struggles for self-empowerment as they wage a three-year battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table. In an intimate vérité style, MADE IN LA offers a rare and poignant glimpse into this “other” America, where immigrants in many industries toil long hours for sub-minimum wages, fighting for an opportunity in a new country.