Cherry growers.

PositionDept. of Labor rules prevent Washington state cherry growers from housing migrant workers in tent camps - Brief Article

Cherry growers in Washington state bring in thousands of migrant workers each year to pick their crops. The jobs last just a few weeks, and there's always a question of where to house the workers. The growers thought they had a solution: tent camps. The camps would give the workers a place to sleep with hot showers, toilets, and clean drinking water. But then the Labor Department stepped in. It said the camps didn't meet federal guidelines, which...

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