Chicken is the most popular meat in America, and the poultry industry is booming. Profits are climbing, consumer demand is growing, and executive compensation is increasing rapidly, according to a press release issued by the NGO Oxfam America.
But poultry workers: 1) earn low wages of diminishing value; 2) suffer elevated rates of injury and illness; and 3) often experience a climate of fear in the workplace, according to Oxfam.