At least 260 workers at slaughterhouse in northwest Germany have recently tested positive for Covid-19, causing alarm as country eases restrictions
Julian, a Romanian worker, stands behind a fence set up at the entrance of housing for Romania slaughterhouse workers in Rosendahl, Germany. May 12, 2020
“If one person is infected then basically everybody else that sits on the bus or lives in the shared houses is infected," said Anne-Monika Spallek, a Green Party representative in Coesfeld who has campaigned against the meat industry’s practice of outsourcing much of its back-breaking work to migrants working under precarious conditions.
“Water, food, salami, it’s OK for now,” Iulian said. As for medical care, so far there is none. “If we do have problem, we call," he said hopefully.But in a statement, the company said it was “deeply affected” by what had happened in recent days. The outbreak at Westfleisch has caused consternation in Berlin, where the country's agriculture minister accused “black sheep” in the industry of failing to follow the rules.
“Of course people are disappointed now that the further relaxation isn’t happening for the time being.”
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