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Wage-theft claim: Rashid needs $650 before the deadline
Help Rashid cover the fees of a wage-theft claim so He can stay with his family.
🇿🇦 South Africa628 views
I'm facing a wage-theft claim. My hearing is scheduled for September, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $650. I have been told by three legal-aid offices that their waiting list is longer than my deadline.
I have all of my paperwork ready, and my caseworker at the Johannesburg Community Legal Centre has confirmed that my case is valid.
If I miss the deadline I could lose my right to stay with my family and my job. My children were born here and this is the only home they know.
I'll share any non-sensitive updates as the case moves along.
Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer.
Where the $650 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $490
• Filing and biometrics fees: $90
• Certified translations and document copies: $20
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $50
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Updates from Rashid
Update from Johannesburg: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 13% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 12% now ($75). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts.
- Victoria Pierce 🇺🇸 · $50
- Mythili S. Kamath 🇮🇳 · $21
“Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Patna”
- Dewi Kartika Kartika 🇮🇩 · $80
- Adalynn L. Dixon 🇬🇧 · $10
- Consuelo B. Álvarez 🇺🇸 · $25
- Nyambura Eunice Njoroge 🇰🇪 · $50
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Wishing you the best. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings!