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14-year-old Marcos Cux had his arm shredded at a Perdue slaughterhouse in Virginia last year.
The plant was full of migrant kids working in violation of child labor laws.
The whole town heard about the accident. But even teachers and police kept it quiet.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/mag…
The plant was full of migrant kids working in violation of child labor laws.
The whole town heard about the accident. But even teachers and police kept it quiet.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/mag…
There are two main employers on Virginia's Eastern Shore: Tyson and Perdue. Together, they produce a third of chicken sold in the US.
It's become an open secret that middle schoolers work nights at the plants. One manager told me the companies couldn't run without child labor.
It's become an open secret that middle schoolers work nights at the plants. One manager told me the companies couldn't run without child labor.
As I reported on migrant children working in slaughterhouses, plants around the country run by Perdue, Tyson and Smithfield Foods started circulating a warning about me.
They told workers not to talk to me, and passed out fliers with my picture.
They told workers not to talk to me, and passed out fliers with my picture.
After 14-year-old Marcos was hurt at Perdue, bosses reported a severe injury to OSHA. But officials let the company do a self-inspection and never visited. They closed the case before Marcos was even out of the hospital, with no fines and without realizing the worker was a child.
One sad thing about the rise of child labor in slaughterhouses is that if companies paid just a little better—$2.85 more an hour—studies show adults would do this dangerous work.
Instead, they remain among the worst paid jobs in the US, with more and more migrant kids on shift.
Instead, they remain among the worst paid jobs in the US, with more and more migrant kids on shift.
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