Thread by @Sentient_Media

This week, the media reported on a @Cornell study, warning that #meat alternatives could cost millions of jobs.

The reports did not consider the human costs of animal agriculture and that a more #PlantBased food system would create jobs that don't involve slaughter.👇1/13

🚫A new study has shown the devastating impact of #PlantBased beef alternatives on jobs, Rob Waugh reported via @YahooNews.

The article warned that #meat alternatives cost 440,000 jobs in the UK. 2/13
news.yahoo.com/plant-based-be…

🔍 The @Cornell study estimated that a shift to #PlantBased alternatives would result in job losses being offset by growth in other sectors.

The authors predict that workers in the beef sector "are likely to experience most of the economic losses." 3/13
thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…

🔍In other world regions, dietary change is expected to create millions of jobs.

A 2020 study by @ilo and @the_IDB found that a #PlantBased diet would create 19 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean while causing the loss of 4.3 million. 4/13
weforum.org/agenda/2020/09…

Author @DanMasonDCroz explained that the scenarios are not comparable because of regional differences and because @Cornell's study modeled only partial replacement of one sector.

Still, Mason-D'Croz concluded that job losses are likely to be offset. 5/13

https://twitter.com/DanMasonDCroz/status/1557799636550696961

🚫A rise in the consumption of #meat alternatives could lower emissions but cause job losses, Jeff Gelski reported via @MeatPoultry.

The article included the warning that beef alternatives challenge the livelihoods of 1.5 million workers in the US. 6/13
meatpoultry.com/articles/27054…

🔍Reports did not consider that the #meat sector underpays workers while subjecting them to highly demanding environments.

In the US, meat workers have high rates of #trauma and the highest workplace injury rates in all manufacturing industries. 7/13
sentientmedia.org/covid-19-isnt-…

🔍Because few people want to kill #animals, the meat sector targets vulnerable communities.

In our latest podcast episode, undercover investigator Pete Paxton reported meeting #meat workers living in constant fear of being arrested or expelled. 8/13

🚫#PlantBased beef helps climate change but hurts jobs, @shirinali_ reported via @thehill.

“Politicians must remain aware to unintended negative consequences & commit to mitigating changes that are ethically concerning,” author @GlobalFoodTeam said. 9/13
thehill.com/changing-ameri…

🔍Few reports acknowledged the human costs of raising #animals for food.

While few meat-eaters want to work in the sector, #meat workers report developing suicidal feelings due to the nature of their work, @ashnagesh reports via @BBCnews. 10/13
bbc.com/news/stories-5…

🔍The meat sector's response to #COVID19 highlights the extent to which it is willing to sacrifice workers.

@nico_stubler and @ElanAbrell make the case for banning #meat sales, pointing out that previous attempts to protect workers have failed. 11/13
sentientmedia.org/want-to-protec…

🔍Modern #AnimalAgriculture causes both low-paid jobs, pollution, and food insecurity, as the UK's recent butcher shortage demonstrated.

"If starting from a blank sheet of paper, no one would design the system we currently have," says @alexlockwood. 12/13
sentientmedia.org/a-shortage-of-…

At @Sentient_Media, we strive to create transparency about #animal agriculture and hold #media outlets accountable for underreporting the industry's many impacts.

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