A seafood processing plant in Fall River is at the heart of a new lawsuit that claims the plant employed underage migrant workers – and says the teens were exposed to potentially dangerous conditions. The suit comes a year after an investigation by The Public’s Radio into possible child labor violations at seafood processors in New Bedford. Also, a year after UMass Dartmouth abruptly closed its arts campus at the Star Store in New Bedford, an investigation by the Massachusetts Inspector General gives us a clearer picture of what exactly happened and who’s to blame. And we hear a studio session with Providence-based jazz combo, the Leland Baker Trio. That and more on this week’s show.
Links:
- Seafood supplier for top supermarkets sued for allegedly using child labor at Fall River plant
- Underage & Unprotected: Migrant teens working in processing plants
- TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 27, 2024
- Investigation unravels how New Bedford lost its downtown arts college
- Studio Session: The Leland Baker Trio’s ‘sacred language’ of jazz and blues
- Community Music Works grand opening block party (Sept. 28)
- Olivia Dolphin album release show at AS220: “Better” (Sept. 28)
- Oktoberfest 2024 at the German American Club of Rhode Island (Sept. 28-29)
- Silent Movie Day at the JPT Film & Event Center (Sept. 29)
Guests:
- Nina Sparling, The Public’s Radio reporter
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
- Ben Berke, The Public’s Radio South Coast Bureau reporter
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