Another worker at American poultry company Foster Farms died over the weekend from complications caused by COVID-19, which will cause him to die after signing a coronavirus contract as the corporation’s 12th employee.
According to Los Angeles TimesThe employee’s family said the employee, Who was of Punjabi descent and in his 50s, worked at Foster Farms’ Cherry Avenue plant in Fresno, California.
After being diagnosed with cocid-19, the man passed out in the last three weeks before being admitted to the intensive care unit of a local hospital, according to Deepsingh, executive director of the Jakra Movement, a Central Valley youth and family profiteer who works with Punjabis. Sikh community.
Singh told the Times that the worker’s family believed he had contracted the virus at work because he had avoided leaving the house for reasons other than going to the plant.
The man is the third Fresno plant worker to die in Cozid-19, with nine additional coronavirus deaths linked to the plant at Foster Farms in Livingston, California.
According to Foster Farms, at least 193 people at the Fresno plant have tested positive for COVID-19, about 20 percent of its workers.
Singh said the poultry company should do more to protect its employees, alleging “lack of concern and protection giving priority to business safety and their families.”
Despite the limited proficiency in the language of many of the company’s employees, the company has also been criticized for providing guidelines in English for poor communication with its workers.
Foster Farms was previously under its scrutiny for controlling the epidemic, community leaders told the Times that the company has asked its employees to work overtime amid the epidemic.
The days before Christmas, a Merced County judge approved Temporary restraining order sought by the United Farm Workers of America Union against Foster Farms.
The order required Foster Farms to supply workers at its Livingston plant with face masks and command that workers wear them when social distance is not possible. Associated Press Report.
The order also mandates that the company must have temperature and health screenings for workers and visitors before entering the plant, as well as physical dividers and product lines in the break room.
In response to the recent deaths, Foster Farms said in a statement to The Hill, “We are saddened by the death at our Cherry Street plant and, out of respect for family and loved ones, cannot provide further details.”
“Since mid-December, our positivity rate at the plant has been declining,” the company said in a statement. “We test all employees twice a week, now we have a positivity rate of less than 1%. This compares to a positivity rate of more than 10% in Fresno County. “
Foster Farms Its Livingston plant was temporarily shut down In early September After an outbreak, which led to about 400 coronavirus infections and contributed to eight deaths.
It also closed temporarily due to an outbreak at the Fresno plant two weeks ago, although it reopened later, the APA said.
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