ASAMST 20AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Welfare Reform, Aid To Families With Dependent Children, Chris Sawyer
31 Oct 2016
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Violation of more than 1 federal or state labor, industrial homework, occupational safety and health, workers compensation or industry registration law. Wages below minimum, piece rate pay, no overtime pay. Dangerous working conditionings-- poor ventilation, blocked exits, unsanitary bathrooms. 2004: disappearance of union shops an upstanding and outsourcing overseas. Decline in garment industry in bay area shops. Brazil: access to minerals, labor to extract minerals. Cancer in upper respiratory tract and rectal area. Alien smuggling, hostage taking, money laundering, trafficking in ransom proceeds. Name brands: esprit, nike, american eagle, gap, walmart. Contract shops now in cambodia, bangladesh, vietnam, china, india, etc. Surveyors: cpa, sf dept public health, ucb, ucsf. 80% report unpaid ot; 30% report wages withheld; 15% report wages delayed. 2001 state discovers arsenic 31x axt announces move to china. 2002 axt usa layoff 500 employees (90% chinese immigrants) 2002 force signing of waivers in exchange 2 weeks severance pay. Restaurant business in ct not doing that well.
