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Perspective

Feb. 13, 2014

Bill will clean up recruiter practices

Last week, the state Senate unanimously passed SB 477, which attacks the rampant exploitation temporary foreign workers suffer at the hands of employers and recruiters. By Shira Levine


By Shira Levine


More than 130,000 temporary foreign workers in California badly need labor protections, and the state Legislature is finally on the verge of delivering them. Last week, the state Senate unanimously passed the Foreign Labor Recruitment Bill (Senate Bill 477), which attacks the rampant exploitation temporary foreign workers suffer at the hands of employers and recruiters. Currently, employers and recruiters frequently take advantage of these workers...

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