Janelle Retka

Apr 22, 2024 | cjr.org | Janelle Retka |Samantha McCabe |Jiahui Huang

Michelle had a respiratory infection so severe she had to quit her job. Marcos found his arms, torso, and legs covered in hives that wouldn’t go away. Santos, once a star on the soccer field, developed chronic asthma that prevents him from playing with his son for more than five minutes.

Apr 18, 2024 | latinousa.org | Maria Ines Zamudio |Nour Saudi |Roxana Aguirre |Janelle Retka

Brothers Santos and Mariano have been chasing work after hurricanes for nearly two decades. The grueling work of cleaning and rebuilding after natural disasters has taken a toll on their bodies. Read the episode transcript here. The brothers have been hospitalized following work accidents. One accident left Santos temporarily blind and another left Mariano in a coma for days after he fell off a roof while not wearing a safety harness.

Sep 28, 2023 | publicintegrity.org | Maria Ines Zamudio |Nour Saudi |Roxana Aguirre |Janelle Retka

Posted inToxic Labor Brothers Santos and Mariano have been chasing jobs after hurricanes for nearly two decades. And the grueling work of cleaning and rebuilding after natural disasters has taken a toll on their bodies. The brothers have been hospitalized following work accidents.

Sep 28, 2023 | publicintegrity.org | Janelle Retka |Samantha McCabe |Jiahui Huang |Maria Ines Zamudio

Reading Time: 21 minutesDe pie frente a una casa de dos pisos en la costa de Fort Myers Beach, estado de Florida, donde el huracán Ian desató un oleaje de más de dos metro dos semanas previas, Marcos observaba la estructura, destrozada sin posibilidad de reparación. Portando una mascarilla de papel y guantes, el inmigrante nicaragüense de 54 años entró en la casa. Podía ver y oler el moho, oscuro y penetrante, floreciendo en las paredes.

Sep 28, 2023 | publicintegrity.org | Janelle Retka |Samantha McCabe |Jiahui Huang |Maria Ines Zamudio

Note:This article was produced in partnership with Columbia Journalism Investigations and the Center for Public Integrity. It was co-published by Futuro Investigates, a division of Futuro Media. Reading Time: 18 minutesSubscribe on Google | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Standing before a two-story house on the coast of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where Hurricane Ian unleashed a seven-foot storm surge two weeks earlier, Marcos looked at the structure, shredded beyond repair.