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S.C. Agency Finds 35 Illegal Workers at School Sites

By SEANNA ADCO
The Associated Press
8/27/10
COLUMBIA, S.C.

State investigators have identified nearly three dozen illegal immigrants working at school construction sites in one South Carolina county, and fined a company, officials announced Friday.

The state agency overseeing South Carolina's illegal immigration law reported that five subcontractors have been cited for employing 35 illegal workers -- 32 of them identified since the 2008 law began applying to all businesses July 1.

The investigation at public school construction sites in Pickens County began in November, following complaints from residents and contractors not hired for the jobs. But the scope was initially limited, since the law applied then only to employers with more than 100 workers, said Jim Knight, head of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation's Office of Immigrant Worker Compliance.Read More S.C. agency finds 35 illegal workers at school sites

worker Fatal Work Injuries Fall to Record Low in 2009 in South Carolina

A preliminary total of 73 fatal work injuries were recorded in South Carolina in 2009, down from a final count of 87 fatal work injuries in 2008. The 2009 total represents the smallest annual preliminary total since the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program was first conducted in 1992. Read More Fatal Work Injuries Fall to Record Low in 2009 in South Carolina

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The South Carolina Fire Academy began offers basic firefighter training to 16 & 17 year olds via the Learning for Life, Boy Scout Explorer Program. Upon completion of the program and attaining the age of 18, participants can work as volunteer and career firefighters. The program, developed in cooperation with the South Carolina Fire Chiefs Association and the South Carolina Firefighters Association, will help meet the critical shortage of firefighters in rural areas of the state.

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