OnLabor website: 'For Slaughterhouse Workers, Physical Injurie | Robin Monotti Cory Morningstar

OnLabor website: "For Slaughterhouse Workers, Physical Injuries Are Only the Beginning"

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"Working in a stressful and potentially unsafe environment can, on its own, impact a worker’s mental health. However, as many researchers have noted, slaughterhouse work remains distinct from other dangerous industrial jobs in that the nature of the work itself is violent, and thus may inherently cause psychological distress or harm. Some slaughterhouse workers have discussed feeling the need to disassociate themselves from their work in order to suppress feelings of guilt when committing violent acts. Others have expressed increased feelings of aggression while working on the killing floor. These anecdotal reports from workers are borne out by academic research; slaughterhouse work has been linked to higher levels of aggression, violent dreams, anxiety, and hostility. Some researchers have categorized the psychological symptoms experienced by slaughterhouse employees as a form of trauma disorder, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or the more seldom-discussed Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress (PITS). As a whole, slaughterhouse workers experience significantly higher levels of serious psychological distress (SPD) than the general population." [Jan 17, 2022]

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