Congress told of abuses to Latino forest laborers

“The abuse of Latino forest workers by U.S. Forest Service contractors emerged from the backwoods of America on Wednesday and stepped onto the national stage at a Senate subcommittee hearing that could be a spark for lasting reform.

“Evidence suggests we continue to have great difficulty enforcing health, safety, immigration and labor laws of this country when it comes to these contracts,” said Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests.”

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