Processing plants' dangers don't scare off migrants: One in 10 workers injured each year at meatpacking factories.

From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: November 21, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Sudeep Reddy

Nov. 21--LAST OF THREE PARTS WASHINGTON -- The opportunities lie in the punishing nature of the work, hacking at animal parts in rapid succession as carcasses fly by. Each year, thousands of illegal immigrants gravitate toward meatpacking plants in places like Cactus, Texas, and elsewhere, in search of steady-paying jobs that many native workers avoid. Their attraction to one of the most dangerous factory jobs in the nation, experts say, has created an environment that's increasingly difficult to monitor, complicating efforts to improve ...

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