Costa Rica: The plight of migrant workers
By DW
30 August 2020 |
12:21 pm
For decades, undocumented Nicaraguan laborers have been crossing into neighboring Costa Rica to work on farms. They earn low wages and often work in poor conditions. Now the coronavirus is adding to their woes.
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