J
ulie Su, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), recently met with workers employed in chicken plants and their organizers in Mississippi. The objective was to review alleged ongoing abuses and worker complaints.
A roundtable was organized by Immigrant Lands for Justice and Equity and addressed the concerns mainly of Latino workers. These included hazardous plant conditions, wage theft and coercion. According 
to a DOL release it is the mission of the Department to investigate allegations and to “explore ways for enhanced federal protection”.