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Hooverx@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Hidden prison labor web linked to foods from Target, Walmart

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Hidden prison labor web linked to foods from Target, Walmart

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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
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The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.
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    When was the last time you or anyone you know saw prison slave labor at work?

    Edit: For the life of me, I can’t figure out what’s controversial about saying it is hidden and you’ve probably never seen slave labor at work.

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      As a Canadian, I’ve been hoping you guys could abolish slavery since I learned of it decades ago.

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        As a Canadian, the fact that it took until the 90s to close the last residential school gives me little faith that the US will make tangible moves to end slavery in this century.

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          Here here.

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        I really don’t get how it is not political suicide to support slavary.

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          It is, but not in America, Home of the fee, land of the slaves.

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        That would require a functional government and active electorate.

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