Kosher Meat Boycott

[struggle4progress]

posted by Peter Rothberg on 06/02/2008 @ 12:33pm

... AgriProcessors, the country's largest kosher slaughterhouse, seems to be guilty of some ugly union busting and targeting of immigrants ...

The allegations against the company -- which produces sixty percent of the beef and forty percent of the chicken provided to the kosher marketplace -- include a pattern of knowingly exploiting undocumented workers with sub-standard pay and severe workplace mistreatment; violation of child labor laws by putting children as young as 13 to work and reports of floor supervisors physically, verbally and sexually abusing workers ...

The violations were first reported by a Jewish newspaper, the Forward, prompting Jewish advocacy groups to note that Jewish law protects workers and forbids inflicting unnecessary pain on animals.

... Uri l'tzedek .. is asking .. whether a company can meet religious standards if it violates ethical ones ...

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow/325679

[Meshuga]

1. The abused workers get arrested and deported while the abusive employers get a free pass.

"If the government wants to send a message, it ought to pay more attention to prosecuting abusive employers who hire undocumented immigrants and mistreat them by withholding pay or doling out verbal and physical abuse. So far, no officials at AgriProcessors have been charged."