REBROADCAST: The Human Cost Of Wisconsin s Dairy Industry wortfm.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wortfm.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Wisconsin’s exemption for small farms is one of many federal and state carve-outs that have historically left farm workers and dairy workers in particular with fewer rights and protections than others.
Wisconsin’s dairy industry would almost certainly collapse without the immigrants who do the dirty, dangerous work that farmers across the state say U.S. citizens won’t. But when these workers get hurt, the laws are stacked against them.
Worker advocates say the federal agency’s patchwork of enforcement across the country is fundamentally unfair. Many don’t contact OSHA over safety incidents because they’ve heard so frequently that small farms can’t be investigated.