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Sweatshop crackdown may provide national mode
Chicago officials and federal labor agencies plan a new task force to uncover and curb sweatshop labor in workplaces across the city. The effort targets immigrant communities to improve enforcement, with workers describing dangerous conditions, low pay, and coercive practices. If successful locally, the program could spread nationally.
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Rebekah Levin
Center For Impact Research
U.S. Department of Labor
Bruce Crawford
Department of Labor
Crawford
Esquivel
Levin
Joanna Borowiec
Polish American Association
Tony Chan
Chan
Chinese American Service League Inc