Source: Sam Bloch, THE COUNTER, 12/16/20


But it’s not the farm owners who are the biggest scofflaws, a new report finds. It’s the middlemen. Farm work is one of the toughest jobs in America. Crop pickers and field hands labor in potentially killer heat for low pay, usually without the benefit of health insurance. During the pandemic, the cramped conditions in dormitories and fields have made them especially susceptible to virus spread. And now, a new report shows, their bosses are more likely to stiff them on wages.

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