ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
Poverty wages, brutal conditions, crippling injuries--5,500 workers in Tar Heel, North Carolina face this every day at the world's largest hog processing plant. Cited by Human Rights Watch for violating international human rights standards, Smithfield Packing has created an environment of intimidation, racial tension, and sometimes violence for workers who want a voice on the job.
DOCUMENTED ABUSES
Smithfield's Tar Heel, N.C. plant is full of documented abuse. Below are links to legal decisions, reports, and testimonies describing Smithfield's unethical and illegal actions.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORTSHuman Rights Watch Report - Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants 2005 Read
Human Rights Watch Report - Unfair Advantage - Documenting Systematic Human Rights Abuses at Smithfield 2002Unfair Advantage: Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States under International Human Rights Standards
Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants
COURT DECISIONS AND NLRB DECISIONS
The U.S. Court of Appeals and the National Labor Relations Board have found that Smithfield has engaged in a systematic pattern of labor rights violations.
TESTIMONIES