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Tag: OSHA

Posted inAgribusiness

In the Midwest, state oversight has forced some employers to provide better housing for migrant farmworkers. But regulations remain spotty.

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest and Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest December 16, 2022January 27, 2023

While oversight of H2A farmworker housing is enforced by the federal government, migrant farmworker housing is state jurisdiction. Some Midwestern states inspect twice — others not at all.

Posted inCOVID-19 and Meatpacking, Government, National

OSHA and USDA should have collaborated more to protect meatpacking workers from COVID-19, government watchdog says

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest April 5, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inGovernment

Former OSHA officials urge court to side with workers in case against OSHA

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest February 11, 2022January 20, 2023
Posted inCOVID-19 and Meatpacking

New emails shed light on meat CEOs’ lobbying in beginning of pandemic

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest November 9, 2021January 20, 2023
USDA Beef inspectors
Posted inCOVID-19 and Meatpacking

After hundreds of COVID deaths tied to the meatpacking industry, the federal government requires vaccinations or tests

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest November 4, 2021January 19, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Climate Change and Agribusiness, Labor

‘Temperatures continue to rise and farmworkers continue to be at risk’

by Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest October 21, 2021January 20, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Three things to know from our Seaboard Foods investigation

by Investigate Midwest September 30, 2021January 19, 2023
Posted inCoronavirus, Graphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: OSHA received relatively few COVID-19 complaints related to agriculture

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest June 24, 2021January 23, 2023
Posted inCoronavirus, Government, Labor

DOL watchdog: OSHA’s virtual inspections during pandemic likely led to dangerous workplaces

by Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting March 3, 2021March 11, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus, Graphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: Meatpacking workers still complain to OSHA about COVID-19

by Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting March 3, 2021January 23, 2023

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