The number of COVID-19 in the United States (COVID-19) confirmed that the number of people diagnosed exceeded 1 million on Tuesday (28th), and more than 58,000 people died, exceeding the number of American soldiers in 20 years of the Vietnam War.Thousands of people in the country's meat processing plant are infected, and at least 22 are closed, causing meat supply to fall into a crisis of shortage. President Trump signed an administrative order on Tuesday to quote the National Defense Production Law and force American meat factories to continue to work to ensure meatThe supply is stable.This caused a criticism of labor organizations, saying that if they did not provide appropriate protection equipment, they mandated employees to return to their posts, which was equivalent to sentenced them to death, and also allowed enterprises to be relieved of responsibility once employees' infection.The White House said that during the epidemic, meat factories must abide by the safety and hygiene guidelines of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The beauty diagnosis exceeds one million more than 58,000 people and died beyond the battle.
Analysis of the Washington Post pointed out that at least 22 meat packaging factories across the country in recent weeks due to the closure of the new crown virus epidemic, the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union (UFCW) said on behalf of the American meat factory.Factory workers died of new coronal virus, and 5,000 employees were directly affected by the virus, including confirmation or self -isolation.The closing of the plant has caused US pork and beef slaughter to decrease by 25%and 10%, respectively. Food companies warn that the meat supply in the supermarket will have a shortage. Farmers are also forced to destroy the poultry and animals because it is difficult to sell animals to meat factories.Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson published a full version of advertisements at the New York Times and Washington Post on Sunday, saying that the food supply chain is broken.
At least 17 workers infected 5,000 employees were affected
Trump quoted the National Defense Production Law on Tuesday and announced that meat processing plants were key infrastructure and forced them to keep them open. This administrative order applied beef, chicken, eggs and pork processing plants.He said that the factory has recently closed down the operation of the country's meat and poultry supply chain, which will damage the key infrastructure during the national emergency period.The White House also issued a statement saying that under the administrative order, the Ministry of Agriculture will ensure that American meat and poultry processors will continue to be continuously operated to the greatest extent.And hygiene guidelines.The CDC and Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued guidelines on Sunday. It is recommended that meat processing plants keep employees maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet, avoid face -to -face work, and measure the temperature before entering the plant.Labor organizations are worried that the company will not follow.Huaying quoted people familiar with the matter reports that the government will provide additional protection equipment and guidelines for relevant employees.
The United Food and Commercial Workers' International Trade Unions stated that the government cannot simply order them to resume work without ensuring the safety of employees.Equipment of paid sick leave.Richard Trumka, chairman of the AFL-CIO, also said that using administrative power to force workers to return to work is wrong and dangerous.Workers' safety is the first.The ENVIRONMENTAL Working Group criticizes that the workers are required to resume work without proper protection measures, which is equivalent to sentenced them to death.
These meat processors were criticized during the outbreak of the epidemic, and they did not quickly provide protective equipment to workers. Workers should work in a narrow environment and dine in a crowded restaurant, and they could not maintain their social distance at all.The report pointed out that Trump's administrative order provides legal protection for meat processing enterprises. Once employees are infected with work, the company can be exempted from legal responsibility.UFCW pointed out that if Trump protects these companies from litigation, they do not have the motivation to create a safe working environment.
