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Article: SEMINAR FOCUSES ON MIGRANT LABOR; MORRISVILLE SESSION TEACHES FARMERS ABOUT EMPLOYING HISPANIC MIGRANT WORKERS.(Local)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- December 18, 2005
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Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer
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CORRECTION: December 21, 2005
Two incomplete articles were published in the Sunday Post-Standard. Both of them - "NY law: Don't shoot dogs" and "Seminar focuses on migrant labor" - will be published in Thursday's Madison Neighbors.
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One of Madison County's biggest industries is increasingly turning to migrant workers to fill labor shortages.
In a county where about 1percent of the population is Hispanic, workers from Mexico and Guatemala are becoming common on local dairy farms, where they are valued as a consistent and dependable labor source.