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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez

    :: Friday, July 16, 2004 ::

    Laborers face high risks By Amaya LarraNeta, Newsday, NY
    Dangerous job sites with few safeguards prompt community groups to reach out to workers in effort to ensure rights are protected
    In their own words
    'It is very easy to feel dizzy when working in heights and fall,' said Carlos Rivas, 25, a Salvadoran. 'You have to learn to walk on a roof, stepping horizontally, just like a duck, and beware of stepping in sawdust because it is very slippery.'
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