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flag California farmworkers still suffer heat-related deaths due to lax enforcement of safety laws.

flag Despite a 20-year-old heat safety law, California farmworkers continue to suffer and die from heat illness due to inadequate enforcement. flag Cal/OSHA, the state’s workplace safety agency, often fails to impose penalties even in cases of worker deaths. flag Advocates and lawmakers argue that the enforcement system is insufficient, with farmworkers, many of whom are undocumented, fearing retaliation and deportation if they complain.

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