A dozen people, including aggrieved worker Francisco Domingo Sanchez and allies, marched chanting “justice” and bearing signs on Nicollet Avenue to protest Peninsula Malaysian Restaurant at 1pm on August 27.

The protest, organized by Workers Interfaith Network (WIN), called attention to the concerns of two former restaurant employees, Sanchez and Raymundo Espinosa Moreno who have brought allegations of wage theft to the Department of Labor. “We filed a complaint, but it goes very slowly,” said Sanchez

“We’re trying to get fair wages. We weren’t getting overtime or even minimum wage,” said Sanchez, a former dishwasher. “We worked 11 am to 11pm, six days a week. We were making $750 a paycheck. That’s about $4.00 hour. We’re doing this so this doesn’t keep happening to other people.” Federal minimum wage was $6.55 at the time of the alleged violation.