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For Migrant Workers Picking Cherries, Tents Beat Alternative

Author: Seattle Times Company
Date Published: 1999


This article discusses the new WA state rules that allow growers to provide tents as temporary housing for farmworkers. Also includes discussion on the alternative housing of these farmworkers: sleeping in their cars, no water, no shower and no restroom facilities.

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Number of Pages: 2