From Reconstructionwatch.org :
NEW ORLEANS -- According to a powerful new report released today by the Advancement Project, the National Immigration Law Center and the New Orleans Workers Justice Coalition, black and Latino workers in post-Katrina New Orleans have faced a shocking catalog of abuses, including wage theft, widespread and massive health and safety violations, racism and discrimination, law enforcement violence, and more.
Through firsthand accounts, the report paints a detailed and dramatic picture of declining workers' rights in the city.
Despite a huge need for labor to restore the city and billions of dollars spent on rebuilding, black and Latino workers have been pitted against each other in a race to the bottom, while well-placed businesses and contractors have gorged on huge profits. With housing still unavailable for many, profiteering and displacement has been the rule.
Thursday July 06, 2006
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