economy
'They want to keep denying us our rights': workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections
Migrant labor fuels much of Vermont’s dairy industry, but workers are exempt from minimum wage rules, overtime protections and the right to unionize
TL;DR
- Migrant labor is essential to Vermont's dairy sector.
- These workers are not subject to minimum wage laws.
- Overtime protections do not apply to them.
- They are barred from the right to unionize.