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Michigan’s thousands of farmworkers are unprotected, poorly paid, uncounted and often exploited

  • Written by Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
imageFew consumers are aware of the migrant and seasonal farmworkers who make Michigan's agricultural economy possible.Getty/ Maguey IMages

Michigan is famous for its fruit festivals. Visitors can sample cherries at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City or blueberries at the National Blueberry Festival in South Haven.

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