Arrieta, R.M.,
Hidden Horrors. R. M. Arrieta. - Dollars & Sense, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 44, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Hidden Horrors, Sept./Oct. 2004; pp. 21+.
California has 2,300 dairies, and many of them "violate health and safety standards and treat their workers inhumanely; still such conditions are the norm for hundreds of workers in California's dairy industry....The state agencies charged with enforcing labor, housing, and safety laws have neglected California dairy workers;...as a result, some dairy owners continue to evade existing laws, and abused workers slip through the cracks." (DOLLARS AND SENSE) The author details how the workers are taking actions on the abuses.
1522-3191;
Agricultural laborers
Alien labor
Dairy farmers
Dairying
Exploitation
Hazardous occupations
Illegal aliens
Industrial safety
Labor laws and legislation
Wages
Work environment
California
AC1.S5
050
Hidden Horrors. R. M. Arrieta. - Dollars & Sense, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 44, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Hidden Horrors, Sept./Oct. 2004; pp. 21+.
California has 2,300 dairies, and many of them "violate health and safety standards and treat their workers inhumanely; still such conditions are the norm for hundreds of workers in California's dairy industry....The state agencies charged with enforcing labor, housing, and safety laws have neglected California dairy workers;...as a result, some dairy owners continue to evade existing laws, and abused workers slip through the cracks." (DOLLARS AND SENSE) The author details how the workers are taking actions on the abuses.
1522-3191;
Agricultural laborers
Alien labor
Dairy farmers
Dairying
Exploitation
Hazardous occupations
Illegal aliens
Industrial safety
Labor laws and legislation
Wages
Work environment
California
AC1.S5
050