Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contractor pays $1.5M fine

Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by klooney on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:40PM (#35139386)

The whole conversation about rural meat packing plants always drives me crazy. They moved them to rural locations, where by definition very few people live, and then suddenly a hundreds of dudes from rural Mexico showed up to work there.

So naturally we talk about Americans being lazy and racist when they complain.

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Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by krapp on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:48PM (#35139529)

They aren't lazy, but let's not pretend the situation you describe doesn't breed racism.

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Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by giraffe_lady on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:49PM (#35139538)

If your entire problem with that cycle is the mexicans who end up working those jobs it's not ridiculous to consider that racism plays a significant role lol.

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Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by ticviking on Monday March 13, 2023 @02:23PM (#35140134)

The problem is that the company is blatantly trying to undermine the labor protections and quality of life my ancestors fought hard for.

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Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by giraffe_lady on Monday March 13, 2023 @02:32PM (#35140273)

Then I wasn't talking about you then was I?

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Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by foogazi on Monday March 13, 2023 @05:51PM (#35143411)

Maybe it’s your turn now

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