"I didn't know the sun here could kill. I didn't know what sunstroke was, and nobody had told me what could happen." - Erika Patricia Deluque Barros, reflecting on her lack of information about heat safety working in the fields.
"On one hand, I keep thinking, 'I should have tolerated it, because I needed the work.' But on the other hand, I’ve also been thinking that people should have dignity and shouldn't have to put up with so much just for a job." - Erika Patricia Deluque Barros, expressing her conflicting feelings about workplace safety and dignity.
The incident involving the Yolo Six highlights the urgent need for California to improve enforcement of existing heat safety rules, which have been in place for nearly two decades.
A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, SB 1299, aims to facilitate easier compensation claims for heat-related illnesses, changing the burden of proof for workers.
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