Fighting for Healthy Nail Salons in California

by KPFA Women's Magazine (kpfawomensmag [at] gmail.com)

Sat, Apr 10, 2010 1:41PM

Did you know that salon hair and nail salons are one of the most dangerous places to work in the country? Find out why and what workers and community activists are doing to change it, in this interview with salon worker-organizer Connie Nguyen and journalist Virginia Sole-Smith. First aired on KPFA Women's Magazine in November 2007. Audio, 15 mins.

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§Thanks for continuing to bring out this important info!

by Chris Stehlik

Sun, Apr 11, 2010 3:54PM

Thanks for getting this important info in new ways. I walk by a nail salon on my way to work most days and have always wondered whether working in an environment with the chemical smells like those is actually ok for one's long term health.

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