US: Meatpacking Workers’ Rights Under Threat

September 4, 2019 Video US: Meatpacking Workers' Rights Under Threat Trump administration policies threaten to worsen the already dangerous conditions for meatpacking workers in the United States. Trump administration policies threaten to worsen the already dangerous conditions for meatpacking workers in the United States, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Trump administration is weakening oversight of chicken, hog, and cattle producers, and lifting limits on production speeds. September 4, 2019 Report “When We’re Dead and Buried, Our Bones Will Keep Hurting”…

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