Hundreds of meatpacking plant workers — many immigrants — have fallen ill from the coronavirus and plants are shuttering.
The coronavirus pandemic is closing down meatpacking facilities across the country. At least a dozen plants in eight states have either closed or reduced hours in response to outbreaks. Luke Runyon from member station KUNC reports that workers at these plants tend to be among the most vulnerable - refugees and first-generation immigrants. And while governments have deemed them essential, some say they are not being treated that way.
BEATRIZ RANGEL: I want to say this in Spanish. . He is so grateful to have a job. No matter where it was, he was never going to fail. RANGEL: When I called to let them know that he was sick and to let the rest of the employees know that he was positive for COVID-19, I got no response. KIM CORDOVA: When this came over to the United States, these industries that knew that they were going to stay open, and that they were critical and essential - they should have had masks for these workers.
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