Salud! Addressing Latino Health Challenges
July 29-31, 2002

The University of Georgia
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Department of Foods and Nutrition
In partnership with
DrTango, Inc. and the Latin American Association

Tuesday, July 30th, 2002
11:15- 12:45 p.m.

Session: "Latino Workforce Issues and Injury Prevention"

Speaker: Marilyn Velez - Compliance Assistance Specialist

Employees are issued citations ranging from $7,000 - 70,000. The cases can result in clinical charges. Many workers are told to go to Emergency Room but report injury as home accident not work accident because employee does not have workers compensation. This is common for day workers. OSHA supports day workers centers because of the safety and contact information kept about the employers.
Many workers are so loyal that they will not report the employers to OSHA.
Most workers blame their native government for leaving their county so they do not trust the U.S. government.
Language is common but cultures are so different, which limit Spanish speaking Latino staff.