New Report: Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante, INC., Abuses in Maryland’s Crab Picking Industry Continue to Threaten Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic,
A followup to 2010’s Picked Apart: The Hidden Struggles of Migrant Worker Women in the Maryland Crab Industry, this new report reveals how H-2B guestworkers remain in a daily fight for their rights and dignity in an atmosphere still rife with gender-based abuse — even when they have been deemed ‘essential’ workers under the COVID-19 pandemic.