Study: Politics placed Texas construction workers at risk at COVID-19's outset
A recent University of Texas study found that political decisions, including Gov. Greg Abbotts mandate to allow construction work to continue during the coronavirus pandemics outset, placed employees in that sector at risk. The report, titled “COVID-19, Structural Inequality, and the Past and Future of Low-Income Latinx Construction Workers in Austin, Texas,” was released by UTs Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice. Its findings suggest that the political climate...
Source: statesman.com