Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, Author at Investigate Midwest

Dairy workers on Wisconsin’s small farms are dying. Many of those deaths are never investigated.

by Maryam Jameel, ProPublica and Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica November 1, 2023November 2, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

This story was originally published by ProPublica and USA Today-Wisconsin. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. America’s Dairyland: Risking workers’ lives for the milk we drinkDairy farms are some of the most dangerous job sites in America. Much […]

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Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive

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Death on a Dairy Farm

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