"Virus on the Poultry Line": Documentary on the experience of poultry workers with COVID-19

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"Virus on the Poultry Line": Documentary on the experience of poultry workers with COVID-19

23 October 2020
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In the early months of the pandemic, meatpacking plants emerged as deadly hot spots for COVID-19.

In the poultry industry, workers describe conditions that make physical distancing impossible inside plants - above all, the fast line speeds.

Fault Lines follows meat packing workers and families who lost loved ones to the virus and asks what sacrifices have been made to keep poultry plants open.