The pandemic has thrown into high relief some of the longstanding issues surrounding working conditions in meatpacking facilities. John Oliver explains why g...
Vegans also care about giving undocumented people better opportunities and work conditions than the literal plantation conditions of a slaughterhouse.
These people are given no choice but to work here or starve, and can't report abuses because of threat of deportation. John gives the example of a worker who had both hands crushed being forced to sign a contract waiving all liability with a pen in between his teeth.
The respiratory issues that arise from working in a slaughterhouse mean most of them have gotten sick from breathing in the concentrated fumes.
Switching demand from meat to plant agriculture means jobs with better working conditions for these people. Fighting for path to citizenship is a part of that.
Vegans also care about giving undocumented people better opportunities and work conditions than the literal plantation conditions of a slaughterhouse.
These people are given no choice but to work here or starve, and can't report abuses because of threat of deportation. John gives the example of a worker who had both hands crushed being forced to sign a contract waiving all liability with a pen in between his teeth.
The respiratory issues that arise from working in a slaughterhouse mean most of them have gotten sick from breathing in the concentrated fumes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5355534/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16419092/
Switching demand from meat to plant agriculture means jobs with better working conditions for these people. Fighting for path to citizenship is a part of that.