The Shame of Housing for Mexican Contract Workers pamphlet

UNITED STATES SECTION, “LAUNDRY FACILITIES.’’ Over 800 men at a central camp near Tracy, Calif., had to use this open pipe as the only means of washing their clothes. Decent sanitary facilities for so many men were lacking. “WAITING FOR THE DOCTOR.’’ This elderly bracero, found sitting on his bunk when the temperature was in the 90's, said he was ill but wasn't seeking help. The camp was about 20 miles from Stockton, in the heart of the asparagus fields. “SLEEPING AND LIVING ROOM.’’ One of several buildings that accommodate 800 braceros near Tracy, Calif. Bed, mattress and one blanket is furnished. Mexi¬ can workers develop an unusually high incidence of respiratory diseases as a result of such over-crowding and close quarters. JOINT UNITED STATES-MEXICO TRADE UNION COMMITTEE Room 504, 815 Sixteenth Street, N. W. Washington 6, D. C. — Say Farm Employers FRANK L. NOAKES, Chairman H. L. MITCHELL, Vice Chairman SERAFINO ROMUALDI, Secretary PAUL K. REED, Treasurer MILTON PLUMB, Director of Publicity R. J. THOMAS C. J. (NEIL) HAGGERTY JERRY R. HOLLEMAN O. A. KNIGHT E. P. THEISS FRED SCHMIDT IRWIN DeSHETLER ERNESTO GALARZA, Field Representative in California ANDREW McLELLAN, Field Representative in Texas FRED HEFFERLY, Field Representative in New Mexico WALTER MASON, Consultant ERNEST H. BENSON, Consultant LEWIS HINES, Consultant ROBERT E. HOWE, Consultant FRANK FERNBACH, Consultant The Joint United States-Mexico Trade Union Committee is an official committee of the Inter-American Regional Organi¬ zation of Workers (ORIT), which is affiliated with the Inter¬ national Confederation of Free Trade Unions. The Mexican Section is composed of organizations representing approxi¬ mately 95% of organized labor in Mexico. The United States Section represents the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the United Mine Workers of America and the Railway Brotherhoods affiliated with the Railway Labor Executives Association. BUT 'Unfit for Human Habitation' — Says U. S. Department of Labor The Shame of Housing for Mexican Contract Workers Washington, D. C., 1957