RALEIGH — Advocates for farm and meat-processing plant workers called on North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday to require additional COVID-19 virus protections for plant employees.
The N.C. Farmworker Advocacy Network, N.C. AFL-CIO and other groups want at least two weeks of paid sick leave for workers who have tested positive for the virus or are in quarantine; staggered bathroom and lunch breaks to lower the risk of contamination; and time-and-a-half pay for taking on increased risks.
At a video news conference Friday, they also asked that workers be part of the ongoing conversation about plant safety, including being told when someone tests positive.
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