State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
Child laborers and other farmworkers in California are being exposed to toxic pesticides, in part because of splintered enforcement of safety regulations.
Según revela una investigación, las autoridades estatales evaden proteger la salud y seguridad de miles de trabajadores agrícolas jóvenes.
Niños y otros trabajadores agrícolas en California están expuestos a pesticidas tóxicos, en parte por una fragmentada aplicación de las normas de seguridad.
The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven years.
In response to a Capital & Main investigation, lawmakers say more enforcement and worker education is needed.
As California regulators struggle with short staffing, farmworkers say they are denied shade and water required by law.