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Tag: labor

Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Fainting and freezing in the fields: Alleged labor trafficking victim tells of mistreatment in Wisconsin and Georgia

by Alexandra Hall and Sarah Whites-Koditschek September 8th, 2019February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

‘Roberto’ says he was taken from Georgia, where he worked legally but was exploited, to Wisconsin, where he worked illegally — and in the shadows.

Posted inWisconsin Watch updates

Now showing online: Our film on rising immigration tensions in America’s Dairyland

by Coburn Dukehart December 21st, 2018December 21st, 2018
Posted inOpinion

Thank you for a wonderful story that lifted my spirits today

by Jody Gemmell October 17th, 2018June 10th, 2019
Posted inEconomy

As Trump disparages immigrants, Midwest dairy farmers build bridges to Mexico

by Madeline Heim October 16th, 2018January 10th, 2019
Posted inEconomy

Asian restaurants and Chicago employment agencies accused of exploiting Latino workers in Midwest

by Belle Lin and Alexandra Arriaga October 7th, 2018October 15th, 2018
Posted inEconomy, Money & Politics, State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin

How undocumented immigrants became the backbone of dairies — and how to keep the milk flowing in America’s Dairyland

by Dee J. Hall and Riley Vetterkind October 6th, 2017January 10th, 2019
Posted inEconomy, Government, State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin

America’s Dairyland and Trump in the rearview mirror as workers return to Mexico

by Alexandra Hall June 18th, 2017October 8th, 2018
Posted inEconomy, Government, State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin

Under Trump, Wisconsin dairies struggle to keep immigrant workers

by Alexandra Hall March 19th, 2017October 8th, 2018

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