These Essential Workers are Afraid to Report Labor Violations

A fatal industrial accident in Georgia fuels calls for more protections for immigrant workers fearful of cooperating with investigations.

These Essential Workers are Afraid to Report Labor Violations

By Susan Ferriss, Public Integrity An industrial accident last year shook Gainesville, Georgia, the self-proclaimed “Chicken Capital of the World.” Six poultry-processing workers died when nitrogen gas used to freeze chicken leaked into a factory room and asphyxiated them. Five of the six people killed were Mexican nationals — as were many survivors at the […]