Undocumented Workers Fear Reporting Workplace Issues

In 2021, an incident occurred in Gainesville, Georgia, in which half a dozen chicken-processing workers died after nitrogen gas used to freeze the poultry leaked into the factory in which they worked and asphyxiated them.  Five of the six individuals who lost their lives were Mexican nationals.  After the tragedy, there was a pervasive hesitancy and fear by the family members of those who had perished to come forward with complaints.  Much of this hesitation stems from a mistrust in … Read the rest