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Amazon.com's RV 'gypsies' camp out for holiday jobs in Kentucky
Migrant workers are often associated with agricultural. But reporter Jere Downs takes a fascinating look at the "Amazon.com gypsies" who live in RVs outside the company's Campbellsville, Kentucky warehouse during the holiday season.
This is an impressive piece of journalism, though the accompanying video is a bit depressing as it showcases the tough times that many American families are encountering.
"Hard-up retirees and unemployed workers with children have converged on this rural town in RVs and campers to spend a few months earning $10 per hour filling orders at an Amazon warehouse," writes Downs. "Amazon offers a free place to park and plug in. When work ends Christmas Eve, the campers pull out."
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