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Amid COVID-19 Concerns, Clinics Step Up Testing For Migrant Farmworkers

by Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

“When the pandemic first started, and we were just beginning to hear information about the impact on farmworkers, we knew it was coming,” Partida says. “You just knew that it was going to get worse and worse and worse.”

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Monsanto, Seed-Corn Companies Continue Using Contractors Despite Migrant Labor Abuse Allegations

by Laird Townsend/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting July 3, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Report: Hundreds of farmworkers exploited, abused in U.S.

by Robert Holly March 30, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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More than half-century after “Harvest of Shame,” migrant farmworkers in the U.S. still face deplorable conditions

by Robert Holly November 7, 2016January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Illinois lawyer combats sexual assault of migrant workers

by Claire Everett/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting September 4, 2014January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Poor Housing, Wage Cheats Still Plague Midwest Migrant Farm Workers

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