Worksafe

What Worksafe does

Worksafe is a California-based nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1981 and headquartered at 1736 Franklin St., Ste. 500 in Oakland. The organization promotes and protects the rights of all people to a safe and healthy workplace, with a particular focus on low-wage, immigrant, incarcerated, and otherwise vulnerable workers in industries such as warehousing, agriculture, construction, and food processing. Worksafe operates three core campaigns: Advancing Worker Power (grassroots organizing and policy advocacy), Legal Support (a State Bar of California–funded Support Center providing legal support services to legal aid attorneys throughout the state), and Agency Watchdog (monitoring Cal/OSHA enforcement of worker protection laws).

The organization delivers value through direct legal support to legal aid attorneys, coalition building with worker organizations and unions, policy advocacy before the Cal/OSHA Standards Board and the California Legislature, and public education via its blog, email newsletter, and social media channels. It maintains strategic partnerships with IDEPSCA, Valley Voices, National COSH, California Rural Legal Assistance, Legal Aid Association of California, CLIWA, and UC Berkeley, among others. The leadership team comprises Executive Director Stephen Knight, Chief of Staff & Equity Jora Trang, Communications Manager Rachel van Geenhoven, Policy Manager AnaStacia Nicol Wright, and Worker Advocate Azucena Garcia-Ferro.

Worksafe's business model is that of a traditional nonprofit: revenue is derived from donations (via a Donate page and annual fundraising events), foundation grants (Sierra Health Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation), state agency funding (California Labor and Workforce Development Agency), and a State Bar of California Support Center grant. It also accepts cy pres awards. There is no commercial product, no pricing model, and no app or technology platform; the organization is a human-expertise-driven advocacy and legal support entity, not a technology company. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Worksafe

Legal name

Worksafe Inc.

Website

https://worksafe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Worksafe is a California-based nonprofit advocacy organization and State Bar–funded Support Center that provides legal support to legal aid attorneys and conducts policy advocacy on behalf of low-wage, immigrant, and vulnerable workers in California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Worker Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Worker Rights & Employment Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Worker rights advocacy
• Workplace safety
• Legal aid support
• Occupational health
• Labor policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Causeway Bay

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Worksafe operates as a nonprofit organization supported primarily through donations and likely government or foundation grants. The organization has a Donate page and was mentioned receiving funding from Sierra Health Foundation for the CWOP (California Worker Outreach Project) grant.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Worksafe is a California-based nonprofit advocacy organization that operates as a State Bar-funded Support Center providing legal support services to legal aid attorneys throughout California. The organization conducts policy advocacy for stronger workplace safety regulations, monitors Cal/OSHA enforcement as an agency watchdog, and builds coalitions among worker organizations and unions. Its work is organized around three campaigns: Advancing Worker Power, Legal Support, and Agency Watchdog, serving low-wage, immigrant, and otherwise vulnerable workers facing unsafe working conditions.

Product overview

Worksafe is a California-based non-profit advocacy organization focused on workplace safety, health, and justice for workers. The organization operates as a State Bar-funded Support Center providing legal support services to legal aid attorneys throughout California. Worksafe's work is organized around three main campaigns: Advancing Worker Power (grassroots organizing and policy advocacy), Legal Support (connecting workers with legal resources), and Agency Watchdog (monitoring enforcement of worker protections). The organization also provides educational resources through its blog covering topics such as heat illness prevention, COVID-19 workplace protections, immigration enforcement impacts on worker safety, and labor law developments. Worksafe is not a software product company but rather a policy advocacy and legal support organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Support Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully advocated for Cal/OSHA emergency rulemaking on manufactured stone/silica safety
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IDEPSCA (Instituto de Educación Popular de Southern California)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDEPSCA (Institute of Popular Education of Southern California) is a key honoree and partner of Worksafe. They organize alongside day laborers, domestic workers, and immigrant families and were honored at Worksafe's 2025 annual event for decades of organizing work.
• Valley VoicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValley Voices was honored at Worksafe's 2025 annual event as a tireless advocate for worker rights, health equity, and civic participation in California's Central Valley.
• National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorksafe works closely with National COSH, the premier gathering organization for workers, organizers, advocates, and safety leaders across the nation. COSHCON conferences are mentioned as key events for the worker safety movement.
• California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRLA partners with Worksafe on heat illness prevention comments and advocacy, submitting joint letters on Cal/OSHA proposals regarding outdoor heat protections.
• Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorksafe partners with LAAC for annual Legal Aid Advocacy Day at the Capitol, educating legislators on the vital role of legal aid services.
• Coalition of Low-Wage and Immigrant Worker Advocates (CLIWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorksafe is part of CLIWA, attending annual retreats and participating in discussions about the intersection of legal aid and worker advocacy.
• Legal Services for Prisoners with ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorksafe partners with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children to advocate for incarcerated workers' rights, particularly regarding indoor heat standards in correctional facilities.
• Black Alliance for Immigrant JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Worksafe to identify key languages and community connections for reaching the African/Black immigrant community with worker rights information through CWOP grant work.
• UC BerkeleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorksafe participated in UC Berkeley's Community-Engaged Labor Studies Course, training a new generation of community advocacy leaders.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Public Citizen: National consumer and worker advocacy nonprofit covering a broad portfolio (workplace safety, trade, drug safety, democracy). Worksafe is a specialized California equivalent in the workplace-safety and worker-rights niche.

Direct peers

• National Employment Law Project (NELP): National nonprofit advancing low-wage worker rights through policy advocacy, research, and litigation; comparable mission and tactics to Worksafe's advocacy and coalition model.
• Jobs With Justice: Coalition-based advocacy network uniting labor, community, and faith organizations for worker rights; comparable coalition-driven advocacy model and alignment with Worksafe's California worker-power campaigns.
• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: Nonprofit providing legal services and advocacy for migrant workers in the U.S. and Mexico; closely comparable target population (low-wage, immigrant workers) and advocacy-driven service model.
• Farmworker Justice: National advocacy and legal-support organization for migrant and seasonal farmworkers; Worksafe targets several of the same worker populations (agriculture, low-wage, immigrant) with overlapping advocacy concerns.
• Workplace Fairness: Nonprofit providing worker-rights information, education, and policy advocacy nationwide; comparable mission of informing workers about legal protections and pushing for stronger enforcement.
• California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA): California-based legal aid nonprofit serving rural and low-income workers; Worksafe co-files advocacy letters with CRLA on Cal/OSHA heat illness prevention. Both organizations target vulnerable California workers with safety, wage, and rights support.
• National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH): National umbrella of COSH groups linking worker advocates, unions, and safety professionals; Worksafe is a member and partner. Both organizations operate as advocacy-driven nonprofits advancing occupational safety and health through coalition building and policy work.
• IDEPSCA: Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California organizes day laborers, domestic workers, and immigrant families in Southern California; honored partner of Worksafe. Both serve low-wage immigrant worker populations through organizing and rights education.
• AFL-CIO Working America: Labor federation's worker-advocacy arm focused on non-union workers and workplace rights; comparable community-led, policy-and-organizing approach to advancing worker power.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/worksafeca
• Xx.com/worksafeca
• Facebookfacebook.com/WorksafeCA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/worksafe-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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