Workers at one Arkansas poultry plant were denied restroom breaks to the point some "had to wear Pampers," according to an explosive new report on working conditions in the chicken processing industry.
"I had to wear Pampers," a worker identified as Dolores stated in a damning report called "No Relief" released Wenesday by watchdog group Oxfam America. "I and many, many others had to wear Pampers."
Industry employees also have been forced to cut down on drinking fluids "to a dangerous degree," and some reported having urinated or defecated on themselves while working because they can't hold it in any longer, according to the report.
One worker said supervisors at an Alabama plant regularly threatened people by saying, "Go to the bathroom, and from there, go to Human Resources." Another worker at a plant in the Delmarva (Delaware, Maryland and Virginia) region claimed it took between 20 and 60 minutes to get permission to leave her position and use the bathroom.
When workers do get permission to take a break, they aren't given much time to use the facilities.
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As a former supervisor at both Perdue and Allen Harim I know for a fact these allegations are true with Allen Harim being the worse. When these employees contact their union or OSHA, nothing happens and most of the time OSHA allows the company to do their own investigation and send the results to them. What a joke since management hand picks who they want to talk to or ignore what the employee says. These line workers are the backbone of the industry, not management, and deserved to be listened to.
ReplyDeleteWtf? Are the mentally ill and not smart enough or adult enough to say screw you I gotta pee and go! My kids are smart enough to tell the teacher that they're going even when the teacher says no.
ReplyDeleteAll just disgruntled workers.....or those to lazy to work in the first place!! There are some Verizon workers looking for those jobs now...
ReplyDeleteI had to wear adult diapers in Iraq as a sniper, not a big deal.
ReplyDeleteI wear em cuz I'm lazy
ReplyDeleteThese slaughter houses are the worst possible places for people to work for. Not only are they paid slave wages for doing an honest days of really disgusting work they are treated like slaves. Slaughter houses like the one in Sby are responsible for the areas blight too. No one working there can afford to buy homes. These slaughter houses are also responsible for importing workers from other countries so they don't have to raise wages. There is nothing good about any of these companies. Now they are having to import people to grow the chickens esp around this area. Prepare because this area is going to sink deeper and deeper into despair. Mark my words. Homes are going to be worthless.
ReplyDeleteCorporation just want people to work, work and work with min. wages like slaves. That's what this country is coming to. Just piss on yourself and continue working.
ReplyDelete311 total lie and I don't appreciate it!!
ReplyDeleteand meanwhile perdue is a privately held company worth around 1 billion dollars, and polluting everything it comes into contact with all so jimmie can be worth 1.1 billion, and the people who made him rich get squat. Maybe obummer means him when he says you didn't build it or work for it! talk about lucky!
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