Worker Advocates File Meat Plants Discrimination Complaint

Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. The complaint filed Wednesday alleges the companies adopted polices that violate a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects individuals from racial discrimination by recipients of federal financial assistance. Tyson has received more than $109 million from USDA programs this year and JBS more than $45 million, the complaint said.Read more on NewsOK.com

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