Report: US poultry workers forced to wear diapers on job

Thursday, May 12, 2016
BOSTON -- A report from international advocacy group Oxfam says poultry workers in the United States labor in a "climate of fear," with some forced to wear diapers on the job.

It says many workers are afraid to ask for permission to go to the bathroom. The report says a worker at a Simmons Foods plant in Arkansas told Oxfam that she and many others resorted to wearing diapers. A Tyson Foods worker says in the report that many workers at his North Carolina plant "have to urinate in their pants."
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Tyson says it's concerned by the claims, but currently has "no evidence they're true." Simmons Foods hasn't responded to a request for comment.

The National Chicken Council says it's "troubled" by the claims, but believes that "such instances are extremely rare."
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