It’s the second time in two years that a worker has died from injuries sustained in an accident at the Mar-Jac poultry facility.
Workers under the age of 18 are supposedly not allowed to work in poultry plants because the dangerous conditions make it a violation of labor laws.
The boy who died was in the 8th grade, his name was Duvan Perez.
That makes it even sadder. 16 in 8th grade would mean he had been held back a couple of times or something in the same vein. I wonder how long he had been working there.
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I think you’re right. I started school a year later than I was eligible, and I was 16 late into my freshman year.
I was 16 as a sophomore. Best case scenario, it’s someone like you. Worst case scenario, someone dropped out for the work at this meat plant.
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Yeah, but people want cheap chicken and most don’t give a fuck how they get it.
that is no excuse for child labour.
Ah but this way I can still vote republican
Just the usual neoliberal apologism, blaming the customers for the abhorrent things the executives do to quench their greed.
If you asked functionally anybody if they want child labor chicken and slave made clothing, they’re going to say “no”.
They buy it because they don’t know, because they can’t afford another option or because there simply is no other option because Child Killin Chickin undercut the competiton by being the biggest psycopaths.
It is possible to survive and not eat chicken at all.
I’m aware, having done so myself for over 30 years. But how long do you think that moral high ground will hold you?
Is your chocolate fair trade and slave free? Your coffee? Were your vegetables grown and picked by people being paid a fair and living wage? Does the company that makes your burritos bust unions?
If you’re confident you’re in the right for every piece of food you eat, I’d love to know what that costs you because it’s going to be a fuckload more than minimum wage leaves.
“Bottom up” solutions to exploitation don’t work and are nothing more than the propaganda of scumbags. So rather than shaming people for what they eat, try shaming the corporations and politicans who let it be unethically produced in the first place.
I can’t be perfect so I should give up trying. Gotcha.
From what I hear, “poultry facilities” (aka “chicken plants”) or horrible places to work. It is this companies second issue in two years. This time with a minor, I would hope this will carry more than a $30,000 fine.
Go vegan, then you can avoid supporting child labor and animal abuse!
I have some bad news for you, friend…
You sincerely think other agricultural industries don’t also exploit their laborers?
