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February 2008

 CAL-OSHA raid on 20 pallet factories in the San Francisco Bay Area

"The jobs Americans won't do"

20 factories were raided

Workers were being paid $4 to $5 an hour in cash

Workers were being charged $5 per night to sleep on the gound or on the floor

Safety equipment had been removed from power saws for "efficiency"

Common violations included no toilet paper and no drinking water available

ICE has yet to investigate this incident



Reports from CAL-OSHA

Sweep Report 1

 Sweep Report 2

 Sweep Report 3

 Sweep Report 4

Sweep Report 5

Sweep Report 6

Safety Report 1

 Safety Report 2

Safety Report 3

Safety Report 4

Safety Report 5

Safety Report 6

News story was reported February, 2008, by KTVU, Oakland, CA



CAL-OSHA reports obtained from

Krisann Chasarik

Communications Specialist

Dept. of Industrial Relations

KChasarik@dir.ca.gov

415-355-5592