A recent Associated Press article on WashingtonPost.com reports that working conditions in meatpacking plants are not as bad as they were 100 years ago. The story reports that knife-wielding workers stand long hours on fast-moving lines, there is exposure to chemicals and animal waste, and factory floors can be dark, loud, slippery or unbearably hot or bitter cold. The industry is also reputed to have large numbers of undocumented workers – as many as one in four, the GAO said.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2119958/workplace-dangers-remain-for-meatpackers.html