Who are the 3.4 Million People Who
Work in the Nation’s Food Production Industries?
Roughly
3.4 million individuals work in food production industries, more than a third
of them in animal production and processing where there have been several
COVID-19 outbreaks, a new KFF analysis shows. Workers at meat and poultry
plants face a higher risk of coronavirus exposure due to the close quarters
of their workplaces.
The
majority of workers in food production – which also include crop production,
seafood, and other food manufacturing-- are White and U.S. citizens, but they
include disproportionate shares of lower-income, Hispanic, and noncitizen
immigrant workers compared to workers overall, the analysis finds. Food
production workers, and in particular Black and Hispanic workers, also are
more likely to be uninsured, and so may face increased challenges accessing
COVID-19-related testing and treatment services.
The
new analysis, The COVID-19 Outbreak and Food Production
Workers: Who is at Risk?, examines key characteristics of
food production workers to provide insight into who these risks affect and
the health and financial implications of the COVID-19 outbreak for these
workers and their communities.
The
data paint a portrait of workers who have limited ability to absorb income
decreases, creating disincentives for them to miss work even if they feel
ill, and who may face barriers to care due to lack of insurance and
immigration-related fears. At the same time, a recent Presidential Executive
Order requires meat and poultry processing plants to continue operating, even
in the face of outbreaks, in order to prevent disruption in the food supply
chain.
The
full analysis, as well as other KFF analyses and data on the coronavirus and
its implications, are available at kff.org.
Filling
the need for trusted information on national health issues, KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation)
is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Who are the 3.4 Million People Who Work in the Nation’s Food Production Industries?
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