UFCW calls on U.S. Congress to slow production speeds in meatpacking plants

The UFCW has called on the U.S. Congress to immediately pass the Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 ACT introduced in...

Germany: NGG says voluntarism has failed, demands strict regulation and enforcement to tackle abusive conditions behind coronavirus outbreaks in meat processing

Tell the government of Canada action is urgently needed to protect food workers’ lives and safety!

Meat and poultry workers in the center of a global coronavirus hotspot

The North American meat industry, with its giant plants concentrating thousands of workers and intense line speeds, has generated particular...

Unions demand enforceable safety standards as US President Trump orders meat plants to remain open

A US executive order issued on April 28 declares meat and poultry processing plants 'critical infrastructure' and enjoins state and...

UFCW wins agreement on improved protection, conditions at JBS

Against a background of mass COVID-19 infections of meat processing workers and resulting plant shutdowns, the IUF-affiliated UFCW has reached...

Vion workers to take further action over pay

Unite Meatworkers To Take Strike Action At Vion Foods

Smithfield workers protest proposed job cuts in Poland

Informal meeting of the provisional meat sector steering group

India: Barefoot slaughterhouse workers fight for rights in the world’s third largest beef exporter

IUF Global Meat Conference 2011 – Report