Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants

Author: 
Human Rights Watch
Year: 
2004
Publisher: 
Human Rights Watch
Publication Location: 
New York, NY
Description: 

Documents critical hazards to worker health and safety in the U.S. meat and poultry industry, which increasingly relies on immigrant workers. Explains how government failure to regulate the industry violates international human rights and labor standards protections; recommends ways that federal and state governments and meat and poultry companies can improve conditions and comply with international standards.

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