Animals farmed: UK supply chain crisis, meat plant workers exploited and Billie Eilish ’s Cop26 plea

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the webWe ’ve been running astartling investigation into Europe ’s multibillion-pound meat industry, revealing how it has become a global hotspot for outsourced labour, hiring thousands of workers through subcontractors, agencies and bogus co-operatives on inferior pay and conditions.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 5, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Clare Horton and Tom Levitt Tags: Farming Meat industry Animals UK news European Union Australia news Canada Environment Farm animals Food & drink industry Cop26: Glasgow climate change conference 2021 Supply chain crisis Animal welfare Workers' rights Migr Source Type: news