Staff Report, 'Coronavirus Infections and Deaths Among Meatpacking Workers at Top Five Companies Were Nearly Three Times Higher Than Previous Estimates' (Oct. 27, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States

Level

Federal

Authority

H. Res. 935 (116th Cong.); congressional oversight (not an order)

Issued

2021-10-27 Oct. 27, 2021

Effective

n/a (read as 2021-10-27)

End

n/a

In force

Oct. 27, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Supply chain

Addressees

• n/a

Functions reached

• PK
• SC

Collection

Supply chain and borders ECO-A

Operative words

'Across these five companies' respective workforces, at least 59,000 meatpacking workers were infected with the coronavirus during the first year of the' pandemic; internal data 'show that between March 2020 and February 2021, over 59,000' workers were infected and 'at least 269 died'; Smithfield's 'Sioux Falls, South Dakota plant saw 1,674 infections among its 3,969 employees'; 'By the end of May 2020, of 111 meatpacking facilities that publicly disclosed information on' outbreaks, closures followed.

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