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Following the Death of an 8-Year-Old on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm, Officials Look to Bridge Law Enforcement Language Gap
After ProPublica found that a police investigation into a child’s death was mishandled due to language barriers, officials hope to improve how police interact with non-English speakers. Meanwhile, the boy’s family has settled a suit against the farm.
How We Reached Workers While Reporting on Dairy Farm Conditions
As we reported on dairy farms in Wisconsin, we knew we’d have to get creative in how we got our articles to the affected workers. Here’s how reporters Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel went beyond a simple translation to reach dairy farm workers.
Ayúdenos a investigar las condiciones en las granjas lecheras
Necesitamos su colaboración para entender las dificultades que enfrentan los trabajadores en los ranchos.
Help ProPublica Journalists Investigate the Dairy Industry
We need your help to understand the challenges facing dairy farm workers. We especially want to hear from farmers, medical professionals, regulators and anyone else with perspective from inside the community.
Impact of Our Reporting
Officials Move to Address Problems Facing Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms
A ProPublica investigation showed how language barriers contributed to authorities wrongly blaming a dairy farm worker for his son’s death. Lawmakers have responded.
Public Health Leaders Question Whether Asbestos Facilities Should Be Exempt From Surprise Inspections
The American Public Health Association raised concerns that plants “game the system” to hide asbestos problems and called for scrutiny from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
U.S. Senators Demand Federal Scrutiny of Private Equity’s Incursion Into Fishing
Three New England senators, including Elizabeth Warren, criticized the lax rules and weak oversight revealed by our report on private equity’s growing dominance over East Coast commercial fishing.
Local Reporting Network
Series
Series: Peligro en las granjas: Los obreros en la sombra de la industria lechera
Series: America’s Dairyland: Risking Workers’ Lives for the Milk We Drink
Series: The New Sweatshop: The Secretive World of Work-At-Home Customer Service
Series: On the Line: How the Meatpacking Industry Became a Hotbed of COVID-19
Series: Trashed: Inside New York’s Deadly Private Garbage Industry
Series: Half-life: Nuke Lab Workers Getting Sick
Series: Temp Land: Lost Wages, High Injury Rates, Few Benefits
