Indian-American named special assistant to Joe Biden for Labor & Workers
US President Joe Biden has named Indian-American Pronita Gupta as special assistant for Labour and Workers on the Domestic Policy Council.
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"Gupta, who was until recently the Director of Job Quality Team at the Centre for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), brings a deep commitment and dedication to advocating policies that improve job quality for workers, strengthen worker protection, and increase economic security for working families with low incomes," a statement said.
Olivia Golden, executive director for the Centre for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) said, "She is an extraordinary leader who places people with low incomes and people of colour at the core of her work and powerfully combines passion and vision with deep, detailed, practical knowledge. I cannot think of anyone who could better serve President Biden and the nation in advancing this crucial agenda,"
Adding, "In her nearly four years as CLASP's Director of the Job Quality team, Pronita was a leader nationally and in the states, advancing policies that improved the jobs of workers with low wages, playing an integral role in the Work Family Strategy Council and partnering with colleagues around the country."
"At CLASP, she assembled a tremendously effective team that played a crucial role in building state and national momentum for paid family and medical leave and paid sick days, taking on everything from the details of financing and implementing effective programs to the broad vision, through testimony, speeches, detailed technical assistance, and powerful research reports and commentaries,” Golden stated.
Indian-American Pronita Gupta has extensive experience in community and labor organizing.
-PTC News
