Background on Worker's Rights
The below information is intended to provide an overview of social, economic, legal and other issues related to meatpacking industry workers in the United States. It is intended to serve as a general introduction to the topic for someone with little or no background knowledge, with links provided to more in-depth sources for further investigation
Rights of Workers Toolkit
MCHR member organization The Advocates for Human Rights' Rights of Workers Toolkit is valuable for anyone looking to be informed on the rights of workers, be involved in promoting the rights of workers, and get others interested in the rights of workers.
Workers' Rights in International Human Rights Law
In international human rights law, everyone is entitled to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work. This is meant to ensure workers' access to fair wages, a decent living, safe and healthy working conditions, equal opportunity, rest, leisure, and reasonable limitation of working hours. The below list of resources provides a framework for understanding the fundamental rights of workers from an international perspective.
Working Conditions in Meat and Poultry Plants
The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights its committed to researching, drawing attention to, and addressing the serious human rights violations occuring in meat and poultry plants around the country. The below resources identify some of the violations that meat and poultry workers face workers face on a daily basis.