Labor Trafficking Unit

Cannabis workers face death and exploitation. California is stepping in after Times investigation
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Cannabis workers face death and exploitation. California is stepping in after Times investigation

ByEyes on Trafficking News

WEAVERVILLE, Calif.  — Acknowledging growing concern over the mistreatment of cannabis workers, California regulators have quietly assembled a team to pursue labor exploitation in the state’s burgeoning weed industry. The new unit, housed within the Department of Cannabis Control, recently solicited help from law enforcement agencies statewide to investigate cannabis operators who coerce or threaten workers,…

Lawmakers want investigation, hearings into 'Wild West' of California cannabis and farm work
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Lawmakers want investigation, hearings into 'Wild West' of California cannabis and farm work

ByEyes on Trafficking News

California lawmakers are calling for a sweeping investigation into corruption in the state’s cannabis industry, legislative hearings on the exploitation of farmworkers and new laws to thwart labor trafficking in response to revelations of rampant abuses and worker deaths in a multibillion-dollar market that has become increasingly unmanageable. The proposals follow a series of Times…

COVID: Which is the Appropriate State Entity | | Workers' Comp Executive
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COVID: Which is the Appropriate State Entity | | Workers' Comp Executive

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Earlier this week, Governor Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1820 (Arambula), which would have required the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) within the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to establish a Labor Trafficking Unit. As introduced, this Unit would have been within the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). Regardless, the Governor’s veto message…