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Worker safety provisions in Senate immigration reform bill
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on April 17, 2013
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A quick review of the bi-partisan Senate immigration reform bill reveals a few provisions related to workplace safety.
No way to treat a guest (worker) or U.S. workers for that matter
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on September 22, 2011 At a recent congressional hearing called “Workforce challenges facing the agricultural industry,” one Minnesota employer explained why he relies on “guest workers” to fill his seasonal jobs: “…few Americans who are seriously seeking work will apply for, accept, and remain in seasonal and intermittent employment, especially in the agricultural sector. Many who are hired do…