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Source: Washington Post

5/22/2020

Immigrant Workers Have Borne the Brunt of COVID-19 Outbreaks at Meatpacking Plants

by Anya Jabour

The COVID-19 epidemic should remind us of the hazards faced by immigrant meatpacking workers a century ago, and the labor and industry reforms needed to secure their safety.