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U.S. Labor Department Alleges Discrimination by Meatpacking Giant

One of the nation's largest meatpackers systematically discriminated against more than 4,000 qualified applicants who sought entry-level jobs at a turkey processing plant in Arkansas, the U.S. Labor Department said on Nov. 29. Women were less likely to be hired and Asian and Pacific Islanders were unfairly favored over applicants of other races at Cargill Meat Solutions' plant in Springdale, Ark., federal officials said in the complaint filed by the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. "This is an unfortunate case in which thousands of qualified workers were denied the opportunity to compete fairly for jobs in a tough economy," the director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs said in a statement. Click here to read more.
 
 



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