Undocumented Workers, Fearing Deportation, Are Staying Home
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Undocumented Workers, Fearing Deportation, Are Staying Home

Fearing roundups, many immigrants are staying home. Construction, agriculture, senior care and hospitality employers say labor shortages will worsen.
Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
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Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations

Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.
Spain Looks to Grant Residency to Nearly 1 Million Migrants
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Spain Looks to Grant Residency to Nearly 1 Million Migrants

The government said a new rules could give legal status — and work permits — to about 300,000 people a year over the next three years to address gaps in the labor market.