Originally published February 12 2006
Everyday conditions in plants violate human rights standards, website claims
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Many unknown horrors occur every day in the meat and poultry industry, according to Alternet.org. Many workers suffer from repetitive-motion injuries that corporate officials try and sweep under the rug and avoid responsibility for.
But as far as I know, there are no monuments to the workers who kill and process cattle, hogs, chickens or other livestock.
And in one of the nation's most grueling and dangerous industries, laws meant to protect those workers are often inadequate and getting worse.
The report concludes that the risk of injury in the beef, swine and poultry industries is "constant, foreseeable and preventable."
Very large numbers of the relatively small animals pass through a plant each hour, requiring workers to repeat their actions more often than in beef or pork plants.
When, in July 1992, he complained of pain in his left arm, shoulder, and back, a company doctor diagnosed Sanjuan with repetitive motion syndrome and restricted him to light duty.
By eliminating a column for musculoskeletal disorders and making other small changes, OSHA actually helped the industry achieve a 43 percent drop in its reported injury rate in a single year.
Another federal failure is the lack of a national workers' compensation system.
Missouri is home to a diverse meat industry -- pork, chicken, turkey and beef -- that is focused more on downstream processing than on slaughter.
Stop supporting industries that exploit animals or the environment OR workers.
Posted by: NYRugby on Jan 4, 2006 9:57 AM [Report this comment] Someone had to go and turn this into an argument in favour of vegetarianism, didn't they?
I've got news...it's not just the meat packaging industry that has deplorable standards, it's the farming and farm-related industries in general.
The argument that "not eating meat" is going to solve all of these problems is ludicrous...it's more like "stop eating anything", and that obviously isn't going to happen.
To me, the freakiest thing is that everyone in this town keeps insisting that the town would die without the plant.
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