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The review comes in response to a call from Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who asked the inspectors general of the USDA and Department of Labor in August to determine whether actions by the Trump administration helped spread the coronavirus amongst workers at the plants.
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Even as coronavirus rates in meat and poultry plants have dropped significantly and are five times lower than the general public, the meatpacking industry was questioned and criticized by members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services on its response to protecting workers during the coronavirus crisis. Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said “many meatpacking and agricultural companies have blatantly put profits over people” and “few are being held to account.”
Committee members and labor witnesses stated that OSHA had failed in their responsibility of protecting workers and called on OSHA to issue enforceable workplace safety requirements for companies during the pandemic. They also called for increased inspections and enforcement and highlighted the
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