 This advocacy continues to this day, as Bet Tzedek assists survivors with issues centered in the governments of former Nazi nations.In 2001, when 61% of Los Angeles apparel contractors were violating wage and hour laws, Bet Tzedek opens the Employment Rights Project in the San Fernando Valley in response to the growing numbers of “working poor” in Los Angeles, who remain in poverty despite working full-time as garment workers, day laborers, domestics, carwash employees, and gardeners.In 2002, Bet Tzedek investigated the city's most-convicted slumlord, unraveling a complex web of fraudulent practices.