I posted some links to stories about the abuse - beatings, arrests, firings for trying to unionize. Lawsuits abound trying to get settlements and Workers Comp for people maimed in plant accidents. The Washington Post has been following this story for years.


500+ injuries in a plant that employs 5500. I worked in the food industry and most plants had a chart showing how many injury free days the plant had achieved. Sometimes it went for years.

Dani,
That is a valid point. Does the company knowingly hire illegals? According to reports, Smithfield routinely accepts phony green cards, etc. and questions the validity only when they want to fire the employee. Does this company hire illegal aliens because they can take advantage of them or because no one else wants the job? If no one else wants the job - why? Safety? Low wages?