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Vic abattoir shut, virus spreads to babies – Shepparton News
Abattoir staff have downed tools over coronavirus fears, as the deadly illness also spread to a Victorian neonatal ward.Workers at the JBS meat factory ceased work on Tuesday morning until the company can assure them they will be safe, their union says.The JBS abattoir in Brooklyn has recorded 71 COVID-19 cases, but the United Workers Union argues the company has failed to address safety concerns.
The union also claims some workers have been left without any income at all while isolating, or ha…
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