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Labor's Edge Articles by Rachele Huennekens
4/19/10
California Service Workers Air the Dirty Truth about Service Company Giant Sodexo
by Rachele Huennekens
Sodexo -- the 22nd largest employer in the world -- made more than $1 billion in profit in 2009. Yet the company pays workers in the United States as little as $7.50 an hour, and two-thirds of Sodexo’s workers are not covered by the company's health insurance policies. Addiitonally, Sodexo workers in California commonly face health and safety problems, inadequate staffing levels, and lack of training and proper equipment. As a result of these appalling standards, over-burdened city and state budgets must bear the costs for healthcare and assistance for Sodexo workers.