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Life on the Line

Rita Perry and Emma PenderRita Perry and Emma Pender

A new study documents just how hard work in a chicken plant is on the workers, from irepetitive stress injuries to increased rates of depression. Emma Pender and Rita Perry did much of the research for the study. They weren't merely experts, though. Both women worked in a chicken processing plant for a number of years. They share their stories from life on the line.

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