Death in a New York Food Sweatshop
The Killing of Juan Baten
Gross, Daniel
http://www.counterpunch.org/gross02032011.html
Date Written: 2011-02-03
Publisher: CounterPunch
Year Published: 2011
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX12446
For thousands of recent immigrants, the eastern section of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is where you go to find work in food processing and distribution factories that service many of New York City's markets and restaurants. If you've ever eaten a meal in New York, you can be assured that you've consumed food that has been produced and distributed through one of these food companies and those in a few adjacent neighborhoods.
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