Carlos Garcia

We first heard about this program from both Tyson and Tent, and they were very excited to hire refugees, asylum seekers.

We first heard about this program from both Tyson and Tent, and they were very excited to hire refugees, asylum seekers.

All the, like, completely uncontroversial topics. So inequality with respect to race, gender, religion, immigration at times. So last March, Simone Foxman published an article on that last topic, immigration.

All the, like, completely uncontroversial topics. So inequality with respect to race, gender, religion, immigration at times. So last March, Simone Foxman published an article on that last topic, immigration.

It was morning. It was extremely cold. But I will say, you know, it didn't look like anything super special. Right, right. If you'd walked by the building, you would have no clue what was going on there that day. Absolutely, yeah.

It was morning. It was extremely cold. But I will say, you know, it didn't look like anything super special. Right, right. If you'd walked by the building, you would have no clue what was going on there that day. Absolutely, yeah.

You know, I think there were 17 people hired, and ultimately the event sort of continued for the following couple of days, and it included 70 more people the next week.

You know, I think there were 17 people hired, and ultimately the event sort of continued for the following couple of days, and it included 70 more people the next week.

So I can only speak to what's factual here. Our story was published. At the same time, there was another story published completely unrelated to the story.

So I can only speak to what's factual here. Our story was published. At the same time, there was another story published completely unrelated to the story.

Really low-skilled jobs. And that's the vast majority of Tyson's workforce. Tyson employs about 120,000 people. Of them, about 100,000 are in these very low-skilled jobs. Jobs like washing meat, placing the cuts in the trays, all of those things. You don't need a ton of expertise in order to do them, but you need a lot of people. And they really struggle to keep workers in a lot of these jobs.

Really low-skilled jobs. And that's the vast majority of Tyson's workforce. Tyson employs about 120,000 people. Of them, about 100,000 are in these very low-skilled jobs. Jobs like washing meat, placing the cuts in the trays, all of those things. You don't need a ton of expertise in order to do them, but you need a lot of people. And they really struggle to keep workers in a lot of these jobs.

These have an extraordinarily high turnover rate of about 40 percent. So from Tyson's perspective, they're constantly trying to fill these jobs.

These have an extraordinarily high turnover rate of about 40 percent. So from Tyson's perspective, they're constantly trying to fill these jobs.

Yeah, I'm Simone Foxman. I'm an equality reporter for Bloomberg News.

Yeah, I'm Simone Foxman. I'm an equality reporter for Bloomberg News.

We first heard about this program from both Tyson and Tent, and they were very excited to hire refugees, asylum seekers.

All the, like, completely uncontroversial topics. So inequality with respect to race, gender, religion, immigration at times. So last March, Simone Foxman published an article on that last topic, immigration.

It was morning. It was extremely cold. But I will say, you know, it didn't look like anything super special. Right, right. If you'd walked by the building, you would have no clue what was going on there that day. Absolutely, yeah.

You know, I think there were 17 people hired, and ultimately the event sort of continued for the following couple of days, and it included 70 more people the next week.

So I can only speak to what's factual here. Our story was published. At the same time, there was another story published completely unrelated to the story.

Really low-skilled jobs. And that's the vast majority of Tyson's workforce. Tyson employs about 120,000 people. Of them, about 100,000 are in these very low-skilled jobs. Jobs like washing meat, placing the cuts in the trays, all of those things. You don't need a ton of expertise in order to do them, but you need a lot of people. And they really struggle to keep workers in a lot of these jobs.

These have an extraordinarily high turnover rate of about 40 percent. So from Tyson's perspective, they're constantly trying to fill these jobs.

Yeah, I'm Simone Foxman. I'm an equality reporter for Bloomberg News.