"[Richard] Marosi [LA reporter] says a lot of the blame lies with firms that project an image of social responsibility or tote their many badges of certifications from labor groups. In reality, they are not actually enforcing their standards."
The 12-by-12-foot rooms at Campo
San Jose each house as many as six people, who sleep on concrete bunks nightly
for months at a time. A restful night is hard to come by, as light and the
sounds of crying babies and loud music spill over from adjoining rooms. Thieves
jump the partitions and pilfer food, and rats scurry on the steel slats.
Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times
