James Clyburn, D-S.C., who claims the companies refused to take basic precautions to protect their workers and showed callous disregard for worker safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter states almost 54,000 workers among 569 meatpacking plants tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in at least 270 deaths. Of those deaths, 38 were among workers at Tyson plants. 1) to the meatpackers from the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis asks the companies to document the number of employees who tested positive for COVID-19, plant closures, safety measures and leave policies in response to the outbreaks by Feb. House panel will investigate whether Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods and JBS USA enforced proper worker safety guidelines with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversight.
Tyson Foods is one of three major meat processors targeted in a congressional probe regarding COVID-19 outbreaks last year in meatpacking facilities.
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