The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Consolidated Meatpacking System in the United States

Authors

Judith R. Solomon, Portland State UniversityFollow

Subjects

Meat industry and trade -- United States, COVID-19 (Disease), Social justice

Abstract

The Sars-Cov-2 virus has had a particularly intense impact on the meatpacking industry in the United States. In this paper I provide a brief introduction to the social, economic, and political realities that lead to mass deaths of meatpacking workers from COVID, and the impact of a consolidated meatpacking system on disease mitigation. These workers are considered expendable due to a lack of power.

DOI

10.15760/anthos.2023.12.1.9

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40347

Recommended Citation

Solomon, Judith R. (2023) "The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Consolidated Meatpacking System in the United States," Anthós: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 9.
https://doi.org/10.15760/anthos.2023.12.1.9