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                                                                      obituario/u.s. news Diahuebs 28 OctOber 2021

                                                                                                              Report: At least 59,000

                                                                                                               meat workers caught


                                                                                                                    COVID, 269 died


             Mi Dios, Mi Señor, Mi Salbador
             Cu Bo amor infinito tenemi den Bo braza
             Ya no tin scuridad
             Unicamente Bo Luz briyando











                                                             With  a  heavy  heart  we  announce  the  passing  of
                                                             Sachiko Yoshimitsu Dacamara.

                                                             October  10-1935    to  October  15-2021  (86)  years   (AP) — At least 59,000 meatpacking workers
                                                             young                                           became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers
                                                                                                             died when the virus tore through the indus-
                                                             Sachiko was a Jazz singer, artist, and beloved wife of   try last year, which is significantly more than
                                                             Jorge Dacamara (deceased)                       previously thought, according to a new U.S.
                                                                                                             House report released Wednesday.
                                                             She  always  said  her  greatest  accomplishment  was
                                                             being  married  to  Jorge,  having  her  family,  and  her   With  workers  standing  shoulder-to-shoulder
               Sra. Elvira R. Flanegin-de Lange              friends.                                        along production lines, the meatpacking industry
                      *11-08-1937 - †24-10-2021                                                              was one of the early epicenters of the coronavirus
                                                             She leaves behind her two sons and daughter-in-law   pandemic. The U.S. House Select Subcommittee
             Pa medio di esaki ami Ed Flanegin yiu, ta       Roberto Dacamara and wife Shelly, Michael Weldon  on  the  Coronavirus  Crisis,  which  used  internal
             anuncia fayecimento di nos ser stima.                                                           documents from five of the biggest meatpacking
             Na bida fundadora di ABV, ex miembro di         Grand kids                                      companies  for  its  report,  said  companies  could
             Rose Cross.                                     Jorgie Makowski and husband John                have done more to protect their workers.
              Bunita Casa, tremendo Mama, bon Yiu, bon       Tori Dacamara
             Ruman, Tanta di bunita consehonan.              Cortney Madison and Husband Marcus              The new estimate of infections in the industry is
             Danki pa tur cos.                               Anthony Ludlow                                  nearly three times higher than the 22,400 that the
             Cremacion a tuma lugar den seno familiar.       Monica Truax                                    United  Food  and  Commercial  Workers  Union

             Condolencia por ser manda na email:             Great Grand kids                                has said were infected. And the true number of
                                                                                                             infections could be even higher because the com-
                                                             Toni
             edflanegin86@gmail.com                          Kori                                            pany documents generally don’t account for coro-
                                                             Shiya                                           navirus cases confirmed by outside testing or self-
                                                             William                                         reported by employees.
                                                             Ellie
                                                             Andrew                                          At  the  height  of  the  outbreaks  last  spring,  U.S.
                                                                                                             meatpacking production fell to about 60% of nor-
                                                             Best friend                                     mal levels as several major plants were forced to
                                                             Emely Marchena and family                       temporarily  close  for  deep  cleaning  and  safety
                                                                                                             upgrades  or  operated  at  slower  speeds  because
                                                                                                             of worker shortages. The report said companies
                                                                                                             were slow to take protective steps such as check-
                                                                                                             ing  employee  temperatures,  distributing  protec-
             “Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di nada                                                   tive equipment such as masks and installing barri-
             Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi sosega.                                                   ers between work stations.
             E ta hibami na awa trankil,                                                                     “Instead  of  addressing  the  clear  indications  that
             Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”.                                                                        workers  were  contracting  the  coronavirus  at
             Salmo: 23                                                                                       alarming rates due to conditions in meatpacking
                                                                                                             facilities, meatpacking companies prioritized prof-
             Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di:                                                                  its and production over worker safety, continuing
                                                             “Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di        to employ practices that led to crowded facilities
                                                             nada Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta
                                                             ponemi sosega.E ta hibami na awa trankil,       in which the virus spread easily,” the report said.
                                                             Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”.                        The North American Meat Institute trade group
                                                             Salmo: 23                                       defended the industry’s response to the pandemic.
                                                             Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di:                  “Frontline meat and poultry workers were among
                                                                                                             the first impacted by the pandemic, but publicly
                                                                                                             available data confirm that comprehensive mea-
                                                                                                             sures  implemented  in  the  sector  since  spring
                                                                                                             2020,  including  extensive  infection  prevention
                                                                                                             and vaccination efforts, have successfully protect-
                                                                                                             ed the sector’s dedicated and diverse workforce as
                                                                                                             they have continued feeding Americans and keep-
                                                                                                             ing our economy working,” said Julie Anna Potts,
                                                                                                             president and CEO of the trade group
                                                                   Johannes Maria Boekhout                   The  report  is  based  on  documents  from  JBS,
                         Silvia Hermus                               *01-04-1940 - †19-10-2021               Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods, Cargill and Na-
                       *21-04-1935 - †20-10-2021                                                             tional Beef. Together they control over 80% of the
                                                                  Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia           U.S. beef market and over 60% of the pork market
             Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues.                         despues.                      nationwide.
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