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The Smithfield Foods processing plant in Tar Heel employs up to 5,000 workers and slaughters 30,000 to 35,000 hogs a day: Photo credit: Melissa Sue Garrets, The Fayetteville Observer

Infectious Disease

Congressional subcommittee launches investigation into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants

by Greg Barnes February 12, 2021

Shows a crowd of turkeys, with white feathers, red crops and blue surrounding their eyes.

Infectious Disease

‘We are all working in fear:’ Migrant workers prepare turkeys amidst COVID fears

by Hannah Critchfield November 25, 2020January 27, 2021

Photo shows a young Black man in a hat and mask placing a garbage can in a driveway. Sanitation workers face the daily effects of coronavirus.

Infectious Disease

Sanitation workers soldier on during COVID crisis despite risks

by Aaliyah Bowden July 9, 2020January 29, 2021