Growers need to raise pay or automate. Mexicans
Posted on: May 25, 2017 at 12:33:13 CT
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don't want to do menial jobs for substandard wages anymore either.
From the article:
"...The San Joaquin Farm Bureau says California’s minimum wage going up to $15 an hour and regulations on farmworker overtime are making things even more difficult......
“Young people growing up in rural Mexico are getting more education that gives them a ticket to higher paying jobs that demand more skills and provide them with more stable employment than they would get in agriculture. This is a case in which what is good news for Mexico, is bad news for CA farm work....”