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 Abbott's mandate to allow construction work to continue during the coronavirus pandemic's 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 UT's Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice. Its findings suggest that the political climate of Austin and Texas in general – coupled with the prevalence of undocumented immigrants in th...
Source: statesman.com