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Slaughterhouse workers and rural communities

Injury rates, line speeds, migrant labour conditions, PTSD prevalence and the air and water burdens borne by communities surrounding intensive operations.

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Questions this hub answers

Why is meatpacking considered dangerous work?
High line speeds, sharp tools, cold wet floors and repetitive motion produce injury and illness rates far above manufacturing averages.
Who lives near factory farms?
Intensive operations cluster disproportionately in low-income and minority rural communities, an environmental-justice pattern documented across several countries.