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The New Sweatshop

Customer Service Company That Worked With Disney, Comcast Will Pay $2M to Workers to Settle Lawsuit Over Pay Practices

The D.C. attorney general settled with Arise Virtual Solutions for misclassifying workers as “independent contractors.” The action followed a ProPublica story that outlined the violations.

Waiting on Paychecks

Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Their Ability to Do Business in New York

“We did not have the data to understand the scale of the issue in New York State until the ProPublica and Documented series came out last year,” state Sen. Jessica Ramos said.

Local Reporting Network

Peligro en las granjas

Aprueban $8 millones para viviendas para obreros de granjas. La policía intentará cerrar las brechas lingüísticas.

Funcionarios electos del Condado Dane en Wisconsin dijeron que las reformas responden a la investigación de ProPublica sobre la muerte de un niño nicaragüense en una granja lechera en 2019.

Series

146 stories published since 2015

Decades After Nike Promised Sweatshop Reforms, Workers in This Factory Were Still Fainting

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.

EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

Nike Shareholders Want to Force Actions on Environmental and Worker Protections. They Face Long Odds.

Escaping Oklahoma: A Worker’s Story From Inside an Illegal Marijuana Operation

Jiaai Zeng Died Weeks After Starting Work at an Oklahoma Marijuana Farm. His Family Wants Answers.

In New York, Wage Theft Violators Get Millions in Government Contracts

¿Qué hago si me lesiono en el trabajo en una granja de Wisconsin?

What You Need to Know If You’re Hurt While Working on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm

Customer Service Company That Worked With Disney, Comcast Will Pay $2M to Workers to Settle Lawsuit Over Pay Practices

Cómo un incendio en una granja lechera nos llevó a escribir varias historias sobre los trabajadores de las granjas

How a Fire on a Dairy Farm Led Us to More Than a Year’s Worth of Stories About Immigrant Dairy Workers

Los trabajadores de las granjas lecheras a menudo aguantan viviendas precarias. La ley no los protege.

Immigrant Dairy Workers Often Endure Substandard Housing Conditions. The Law Doesn’t Protect Them.

Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Their Ability to Do Business in New York

Cuando se lesionan, pocos inmigrantes que trabajan en las granjas lecheras reciben compensación laboral

When Immigrant Dairy Farm Workers Get Hurt, Most Can’t Rely on Workers’ Compensation

“Una vez que ya no les sirves a ellos, te botan”

“Once You’re No Good to Them, They Get Rid of You”

La OSHA rara vez investiga las granjas pequeñas. Por eso los defensores de los obreros no reportan muertes o lesiones.

OSHA Investigates Small Dairy Farms So Rarely That Many Worker Advocates Don’t Bother to Report Deaths and Injuries

Aprueban $8 millones para viviendas para obreros de granjas. La policía intentará cerrar las brechas lingüísticas.

Officials Approve $8 Million for Housing for Immigrant Dairy Workers in Wisconsin. Sheriff’s Office Will Try to Close Language Gaps.

127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft

New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages

Algunos legisladores y oficiales locales de Wisconsin ahora dicen que quieren permitir a los indocumentados manejar

Why Some Wisconsin Lawmakers and Local Officials Have Changed Their Minds About Letting Undocumented Immigrants Drive

La industria lechera de Wisconsin depende de los indocumentados, pero el estado les prohíbe tener licencia

Wisconsin’s Dairy Industry Relies on Undocumented Immigrants, but the State Won’t Let Them Legally Drive

Oficiales en Wisconsin se plantean hacer el departamento del sheriff más asequible a la gente que no habla inglés

Following the Death of an 8-Year-Old on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm, Officials Look to Bridge Law Enforcement Language Gap

Cómo alcanzamos a lectores en las granjas lecheras con un artículo sobre ellos

How We Reached Workers While Reporting on Dairy Farm Conditions

Funcionarios toman medidas para abordar los problemas que enfrentan los trabajadores inmigrantes en las granjas lecheras de Wisconsin

Officials Move to Address Problems Facing Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms

¿Por qué investigamos la muerte de Jefferson? Carta a nuestros lectores.

Ayúdenos a investigar las condiciones en las granjas lecheras

Help ProPublica Journalists Investigate the Dairy Industry

Tragedia en una granja lechera

Death on a Dairy Farm

Public Health Leaders Question Whether Asbestos Facilities Should Be Exempt From Surprise Inspections

What the Disability Community Told Us About Sheltered Workshops

Missouri Allows Some Disabled Workers to Earn Less Than $1 an Hour. The State Says It’s Fine If That Never Changes.

The U.S. Never Banned Asbestos. These Workers Are Paying the Price.

Do You Work With These Hazardous Chemicals? Tell Us About It.

Cómo capital privado extranjero enganchó a la industria pesquera de Nueva Inglaterra

U.S. Senators Demand Federal Scrutiny of Private Equity’s Incursion Into Fishing

How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry

The Unemployment Insurance System Is Set to Get a Tech Makeover — but It Needs Much More, the Biden Administration Says

A New Suit Seeks to Turn Arbitrations, a Tool of Big Corporations, Against a Top Customer Service Provider

What We’re Watching

During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.

Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

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Sharon Lerner

I cover health and the environment and the agencies that govern them, including the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Andy Kroll

I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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Jesse Coburn

I cover housing and transportation, including the companies working in those fields and the regulators overseeing them.

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