Oxfam américa
Are the Workers Who Process America's Chicken Forced to Wear Diapers?
According to a new report from Oxfam America, workers are regularly forced to wear diapers on the line because they are not permitted to take regular bathroom breaks. Others just urinate or defecate while on the line.
Chicken Industry Workers Wear Diapers Because Bosses Allow No Breaks, NGO Says
Most poultry workers surveyed say that leaving the production line to use the restroom is a privilege, not a right.
The Biggest Companies in America Are Being Handed $27 for Every $1 They Pay in Taxes
The top 50 companies in the US cost taxpayers an estimated $111 billion per year — a mass corporate tax evasion which comes at the expense of education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
The Big Chicken Industry Really Treats Its Workers Like Shit
America's growing demand for cheap poultry is squeezing the industry, and the people who work long shifts at breakneck speed for low pay, often with little compensation for injuries incurred on the job, are bearing the brunt of it.
The Rich Keep Getting Richer: 80 Billionaires Now Control Most of the World's Wealth
A report by Oxfam International says the gap in wealth between the world's richest tycoons and the rest of the global population is staggering.