Foreign-student workers protest conditions at candy packing plant

Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor

March 11, 2015

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As reported by The New York Times, hundreds of foreign students in a summer work visa program walked off the job Wednesday night, Aug. 17, complaining about low wages and unexpectedly difficult work conditions.

 

Among their grievances are unpleasant physical demands of lifting and moving heavy boxes (several students showed bruises they got from this activity) and standing for an entire 8-hr shift.

 

Read the NYT article here.

 


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About the Author

Lisa McTigue Pierce

Executive Editor, Packaging Digest

Lisa McTigue Pierce is Executive Editor of Packaging Digest. She’s been a packaging media journalist since 1982 and tracks emerging trends, new technologies, and best practices across a spectrum of markets for the publication’s global community. Reach her at [email protected] or 630-272-1774.

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