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Gregorio Sablan: “An estimated 37 million workers - many employed in service industries and low wage jobs - cannot earn a single paid sick…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2017
An estimated 37 million workers - many employed in service industries and low wage jobs - cannot earn a single paid sick day.
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Gregorio Sablan
Northern Mariana Islands

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Highlights the lack of paid sick leave for millions of workers.

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