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Article: LABOR SECRETARY VISITS SOUTH FLORIDA SUGARCANE FIELDS; ANNOUNCES FINES AND FARM LABOR ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES
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- November 14, 1991
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LABOR SECRETARY VISITS SOUTH FLORIDA SUGARCANE FIELDS;
ANNOUNCES FINES AND FARM LABOR ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES
ATLANTA, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a tragic accident that took the lives of seven Guatemalan farmworkers, Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin today visited south Florida to observe agricultural employment conditions in the area, including in the sugarcane industry.
She visited the operations of the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Belle Glade, Fla., observing the work and working conditions of sugarcane harvest workers in the fields, and inspecting farmworker housing. She also met with farmworker representatives in Belle Glade.
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