DISQUS

David J Rodriguez · 2 years ago

Legality, shmegality-- the point is to have a frightened & docile labor pool available who will work at miserly salaries in exchange for the very real advantages of clean, drinkable running water & warm, safe (if all-too-often overcrowded) shelter and a shot at the dream of a consumer lifestyle.




Market 'inefficiencies' & government policy will sometimes intersect increasingly volatile nature in absurd, possibly devastating ways: visiting Steele winery in Lake County last year, there were flystrips hanging like curtains all over the place--





with the migrant labor shortage & a late grape harvest paying better salaries, 90% of the pear harvest went unpicked and was rotting on the ground...

David J Rodriguez · 2 years ago

Legality, shmegality-- the point is to have a frightened & docile labor pool available who will work at miserly salaries in exchange for the very real advantages of clean, drinkable running water & warm, safe (if all-too-often overcrowded) shelter and a shot at the dream of a consumer lifestyle.
Market 'inefficiencies' & government policy will sometimes intersect increasingly volatile nature in absurd, possibly devastating ways: visiting Steele winery in Lake County last year, there were flystrips hanging like curtains all over the place--
with the migrant labor shortage & a late grape harvest paying better salaries, 90% of the pear harvest went unpicked and was rotting on the ground...

Gabriella · 2 years ago

To your point, last month I had read an article that spoke of a worker who had died from an elevator falling on him during the construction of a building in Madrid. The case opened up an enormous scandal because they found dozens of workers sleeping in the half built building with limited food and water. What made the case interesting was that they were legal immigrants hired by the government.


It's a pity and I can only hope that this will change.

Gabriella · 2 years ago

To clarify, when I say "hired" I meant that in the loosest sense of the word.

Gabriella · 2 years ago

To your point, last month I had read an article that spoke of a worker who had died from an elevator falling on him during the construction of a building in Madrid. The case opened up an enormous scandal because they found dozens of workers sleeping in the half built building with limited food and water. What made the case interesting was that they were legal immigrants hired by the government.

It's a pity and I can only hope that this will change.

Gabriella · 2 years ago

To clarify, when I say "hired" I meant that in the loosest sense of the word.

karol · 1 year ago

Do you know any orange or tangerines picking jobs in a near future?


Thank you for reply.

karol · 1 year ago

Do you know any orange or tangerines picking jobs in a near future?

Thank you for reply.