Hidden Horrors. R. M. Arrieta.
by Arrieta, R.M; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 44Business. Publisher: Dollars & Sense, 2004ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Agricultural laborers | Alien labor | California | Dairy farmers | Dairying | Exploitation | Hazardous occupations | Illegal aliens | Industrial safety | Labor laws and legislation | Wages | Work environmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: 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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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