Experts say the failure to protect Latino essential workers has contributed to California's mid-summer spike of the coronavirus.
County officials said Los Angeles Apparel failed to cooperate with a county investigation of a reported outbreak, and the facility was shut down on June 27. At one point, officials alleged that the company tried to reopen with what appeared to be new employees, violating a county order. The company has denied any wrongdoing.
Orange County Labor Federation Executive Director Gloria Alvarado said county officials’ failure to enforce safety mandates has jeopardized essential workers’ safety. She also blamed companies for failing to provide adequate access to personal protective equipment and not reporting COVID-19 cases to employees.
Los Angeles City Councilman-elect Kevin de León said he felt L.A. County had failed to allocate resources to communities of color where COVID-19 has spread. While the county has received federal CARES Act funding, de León said, most of it has not been spent on the hot spot communities.“You can also use that money to prevent evictions, to buy equipment concentrated for these communities,” he said. “Today, we have modern day soup kitchen lines in one of the richest cities in the welfare state.”
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