Slavery alive and well in the US
The Des Moines Register reports that dozens of mentally disabled men were forced to work in deplorable conditions at a chicken processing company. The men were all housed in a 101 year old school house that had the windows boarded up to keep the cold out – the men used space heaters to keep from freezing to death. In addition, against federal law, the men were paid $65/ month, while works out to be about 44 cents per hour. The story broke in the paper and forced federal agencies to descend on the company and shut it down. The fire marshall shut down the schoolhouse because it was a fire hazard. The men have all been moved to a local facility to make sure their health is ok and to find them real work.
It never ceases to amaze me how the able bodied find new and ever more disgusting ways to take advantage of the disabled. No one wants to see us, but at the same time we are discredited for trying to take care of their families. More work obviously needs to be done to check up on the disabled working for companies to make sure that they are not being taken advantage of. Also, it is important for families to watch over their disabled members to make sure that everyithing is done as expected. It is sad that you cannot trust anyone with anything, especially those that cannot defend themselves.
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