A new lawsuit against two human resources professionals at Indiana Packers Corp. (IPC) claims that hundreds of undocumented workers were hired with fake Social Security numbers and identification cards over four years. According to the lawsuit, the HR professionals failed to verify employer histories and one of them would fill out the employer portion of applicants' I-9 forms for them during orientation. The former employee who filed the lawsuit argues that the company's rampant practice depressed the wages of legal employees.
Sadly, the meat and poultry industry relies heavily on undocumented workers. By hiring undocumented workers, corporations keep wages low and, most importantly, prevent their employees from organizing and unionizing. Left legally unprotected, undocumented workers at these animal processing plants often suffer physically, mentally and emotionally.
Please sign and share this petition urging Indiana Packers Corp. to investigate the claims in the lawsuit against its human resources professionals. If hundreds of undocumented workers were hired over four years at the plant, then hundreds of workers were most likely exploited, too.
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