Fear of retaliation trumps pain. Deaths, injuries on the job soar for illegal immigrants
Tagged: insurance“Before the accident, he had warned the owner of the small Diversey Avenue dry cleaner that the pressing machine was old and dangerous. But his boss told him to forget about it and Mario, fearful of losing his job, didn’t say another word.
Then one day last winter the massive, steaming press collapsed on Mario’s left arm, melting the skin, mangling his fist and costing him a $5.70-an-hour job. There was no health insurance, no worker’s compensation benefit and no severance pay offered, Mario said.”
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September 7th, 2006
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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