Perdue Farms to shut down Tennessee plant

JBS and Perdue Farms to Pay $8 Million for Child Labor Violations at Slaughterhouses

The meatpacking companies Perdue Farms and JBS will pay $8 million for exploiting immigrant children who worked in their slaughterhouses, after reaching a settlement with the Labor Department. The companies came under scrutiny in recent years after a series of reports revealed unaccompanied youth, mostly from Mexico and Central America, were being maimed and burned while working at meat plants, often on the graveyard shift. Federal law prohibits…

Perdue Farms to shut down Tennessee plant

MONTEREY, Tenn. (AP) — Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Tennessee that employs more than 430 people. In a news release Thursday, the company confirmed that the Monterey facility would close in late March. It said changes in market demand and how the company produces and supplies its products have affected the Monterey plant in recent years. The company best known for its chicken says it is providing affected workers in Tennessee…

Perdue plant to close in Putnam County

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The closure of a chicken processing plant will put 433 people out of work, according to the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and mayor. The Perdue Plant in Monterey will cease production on March 28, 2025, according to the company. 📧 Have breaking news come to you: Subscribe to News 2 email alerts → Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter shared information on the closure from Perdue: This decision comes as part of the…

Perdue Farms closing Monterey plant facility, more than 400 layoffs to follow

Perdue Farms is closing their Monterey plant, the Putnam County mayor announced Thursday night.

Perdue Farms will close its plant in Tennessee - THE BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS

MONTEREY, Tenn. (AP) — Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Tennessee that employs more than 430 people.

Monterey Officials Preparing For Perdue Closure

Monterey officials making plans to help their citizens and prepare for the closure of the Perdue plant. Mayor Alex Garcia said the news was a saddening surprise as the town has had a good relationship with the plant for many years. Garcia said losing the plant will have a huge impact on the town. “There is a plan in place,” Garcia said. “The State Tennessee Workforce is going to go to Perdue. They plan on helping out all these folks. As a town, …