In a six-part series, the Observer reported that House of Raeford, an N.C. poultry company with seven processing plants in the Carolinas, has masked the extent of injuries behind its plant walls. Employees say the company has ignored, intimidated or fired workers who were hurt on the job. Illegal immigrants also told the Observer it was easy to get a job at House of Raeford and that they were less likely to question working conditions for fear of losing their jobs or being deported.
By Ames Alexander, The Charlotte Observer (NC)
April 18, 2008
Gov. Mike Easley on Thursday decried the mistreatment of immigrant workers described in recent Observer stories about the poultry industry, saying he'll make sure N.C. regulators have the resources and authority to combat it.
'It's just horrible,' he said during a 40-minute interview Thursday.'This cannot be allowed to continue regardless of what budget situations are.' [...]
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