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Teen Vogue

Teen Vogue

Kids Are Working in America’s Meatpacking Plants

Teen Vogue
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In March 2023 , Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Youth Hiring Act, which rolled back protections for children ages 14-16 .

Many migrant children like the ones I spoke to for Life and Death of the American Worker work in meat and poultry processing.

Tyson and other meatpacking companies often rely on third -party providers for services such as sanitation.

At the Tyson plant in Springdale , Plácido and Angelina soon discovered that even walking was a challenge.

Plant floors are covered in a mixture of the oil used for frying, the mucus that clings to chicken, frozen bits of chicken, and blood.

Even en- tering the cafeteria was like walking on Crisco .