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‘There is tremendous fear.’ As Massachusetts farm workers toil under brutal conditions, some push for legislative change
The conditions under which Patricia and other farmworkers toil in Massachusetts and around the country at times violate basic rights under federal labor law. Yet few farms face consequences for such violations, in part, advocates say, because many workers …