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“Hispanics make up a disproportionate share of workers toiling on federal forestland, and they do more difficult jobs with fewer health benefits than non-Hispanic white counterparts, according to a new study.
A yearlong survey of contractors that built roads, fought fires and replanted forests on six federal timberlands — including two national forests in Oregon — found that nearly 42 percent of their workers in the busy season were Hispanic. By comparison, the overall U.S. labor force is 13.7 percent Hispanic, according to the latest government estimates.”
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