Wednesday 4 April 2007

WORKERS' RIGHTS IN THE MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY

"But workers [in the meat and poultry industry] ... contend with conditions, vulnerabilities, and abuses which violate human rights."

Blood, Sweat, and Fear. The Human Rights Watch Report and recent legislation

CASE STUDIES. Photos available at Human Rights Watch. More cases here and report on working conditions here

"Working conditions in U.S. meat and poultry plants should trouble the conscience of every American who eats beef, pork or chicken." Says the Washington Post

See the submission to Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Committee on Migrant Workers here