Title
Cantu Detasseling Migrant Labor Camp
Property Type
Farm / Detasseling Camp
Company Title
Cantu Detasseling Migrant Labor Camp
Owner/Sponsor
Belinda Cantu
Location
Onawa, Iowa
Product
Detasseling corn / Agriculture
Housing Conditions/ Violations
Missing shower head, rat infestation, toilet that didn’t flush, lack of toilet paper, lack of bedsheets and pillowcases, mattresses on floors, no smoke alarms, lack of cups, lack of working hot water, no locks on fire escape (2017).
These problems were all remedied in a follow-up expectation in 2018.
These problems were all remedied in a follow-up expectation in 2018.
Documentary Records
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23460192-iowa_inspection_records#document/p149
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2022/12/28/migrant-farm-workers-face-poor-housing-conditions-lack-regulations/10955474002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2022/12/28/migrant-farm-workers-face-poor-housing-conditions-lack-regulations/10955474002/