Tyson Foods hoping to hire thousands of migrants for labor-manufacturing jobs: report
The massive hiring push comes at the same time Tyson is shuttering multiple plants in places like Iowa and Arkansas
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Tyson Foods says it's eager to hire morethan 40,000 asylum-seekers and migrants arriving in the United States, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The multinational food conglomerate is allegedly hoping to hire personnel from the massive influx of migrants coming into the country from South and Central America.
"They’re very, very loyal," Tyson human resources leader Garrett Dolan said in a statement to the outlet. "They’ve been uprooted and what they want is stability — what they want is a sense of belonging."
TYSON FOODS' IOWA PORK PLANT TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE, OVER 1,200 JOBS AFFECTED
The Tyson Foods Inc. logo is seen on a box arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
"We would like to employ another 42,000 if we could find them," Dolan said.
The company is disputing the report, releasing a statement on their website accusing the article of "misinformation."
"In recent days, there has been a lot of misinformation in the media about our company, and we feel compelled to set the record straight," Tyson said in the statement. "Tyson Foods is strongly opposed to illegal immigration, and we led the way in participating in the two major government programs to help employers combat unlawful employment, E-Verify and the Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program."
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A truck delivers a load of live chickens to the Tyson Foods processing plant in Monroe, North Carolina. (Alex Slitz/The Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images / Getty Images)
"Tyson Foods employs 120,000 team members in the U.S., all of whom are required to be legally authorized to work in this country," the statement adds. "We have a history of strong hiring practices, and anybody who is legally able is welcome to apply to open job listings."
Tyson very recently made headlines after the company announced it was shutting down less profitable plants in other regions of the country.
Workers at Tyson's Perry, Iowa facility officially learned of the location's planned closure on Monday, according to the Des Moines Register. The plant reportedly has a workforce of more than 1,200.
"After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close our Perry, Iowa, pork plant," a Tyson Foods spokesperson confirmed Tuesday to FOX Business.
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A Tyson food product is seen on display at a grocery store in Montpelier, Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot / AP Images)
The spokesperson said closing the Perry pork plant "emphasizes our focus to optimize the efficiency of our operations to best serve our customers."
In 2023, Tyson Foods indicated six chicken processing facilities would close permanently, and more recently, the company added a pair of "case ready value-added" beef plants to the list of closures, according to the company’s first-quarter earnings report.
The shuttering of those facilities, which are located across six states, is meant to "optimize asset utilization."
Tyson plants in Arkansas, Virginia, Indiana and Missouri are similarly scheduled to be shuttered in the coming months.
Editor's note: This report has been updated for clarity.