"These are workers who are most likely to spend virtually everything they earn, so it just pumps money back into local economies, " said Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, a worker advocacy group.
Licensed clinical social worker Christy Simpson facilitates the group sessions with a dose of Southern charm and plenty of compassion as attendees share their stories.
Rafah is also the area where Kate Burton, a 25-year-old British worker for the Palestinian rights group Al Mezan, was kidnapped with her parents while showing them around Wednesday afternoon.