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Meatpacking Industry Struggles To Find Enough Workers

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Refugees make up a large share of the workforce at meatpacking plants in the U.S. The jobs pay well and require little English. But as fewer refugees arrive in the U.S. each year, the industry is struggling to find enough workers. Esther Honig (@estherhonig) of Harvest Public Media reports.

This segment aired on April 1, 2019.

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