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@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules.

Nor is there broad political support to invest more resources to protect foreign workers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-visa-farmworker-exploitation-regulators?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Immigration #Agriculture #Labor #Abuse #Exploitation #Regulation

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The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them.

Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest more resources to protect foreign workers.
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