Since starting Tantré 17 years ago, Andres, along with his wife, Deb Lentz, has sought help from transient workers (that is, he describes them as typically being in transition), because Tantré doesn't receive the same subsidies as many of the large-scale farms around it.
However, further investigation is also required of the high case burden we observed in young adult males, to determine whether particular risk group such as transient workers should be targeted in prevention and control activities.
Today, roughly five thousand transient workers who are involved in oil production, transport, and support services work in Prudhoe Bay and the neighboring town of Deadhorse.
There are these undertones that young people and tech workers are transient.
These characteristics of the OST field hinder professional development efforts since programs are reluctant to train transient staff and youth workers are reluctant to invest in professional development that is not coupled with wage increases or benefits (Bowie and Bronte-Tinkew 2006).
Thursday, outreach workers were circulating through the park benches, handing out vouchers for nearby transient hotels.
"Most of the illegal workers are from Vietnam, and we will look for these people," said Zhou, who handles transient population issues at the Dalingshan police station.
And while she appreciates the opportunities brought by the oil boom, the extra burden of thousands of transient workers living in the city is taking a toll.
It was once used as a flophouse by transient workers who put up nearby apartments, but was then deemed by health inspectors to be unfit for humans.
Many of the jobs at meat processing plants are filled by transient workers.
