Hispanic immigrants face dangerous job with small safety net
Posted on: July 9th, 2007“The growing army of Latino immigrants that builds our homes, picks our vegetables and fuels our service economy faces far more dangerous working conditions than native-born Americans, government safety officials say, and the problem is worsening.
As Martinez soon learned, documented and undocumented workers often have a harder time obtaining adequate medical care or compensation for on-the-job injuries — even when the law grants them the same treatment as citizens.”
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Business, Health
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