USA: Jump in Fatalities of Latino Workers, Reports New AFL–CIO Death on the Job Study

Mon, 04/28/2008

Printer-friendly versionNew Report Released to Mark 20th Workers Memorial Day, April 28. Workplace fatalities have increased sharply for Latino and immigrant workers, reports the new AFL–CIO annual study: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. In 2006, fatal injuries among Latino workers increased by seven percent over 2005, with 990 fatalities among this group of workers, the highest number ever reported.