One Beef Plant, A Century of Immigrant Labor

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One Beef Plant, A Century of Immigrant Labor

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Published on Sep 16, 2026, 4:00:00 PM
Total time: 00:31:10

Episode Description

This week on Good Food:

  • Tchelly Moise helped lead the first American slaughterhouse strike in nearly 40 years. He and journalist Ted Genoways explain how JBS, the world's largest meat producer, relies on vulnerable immigrant labor, and what's happened since the US government terminated Temporary Protected Status for many of the workers who keep the plant running.

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