Seaboard Triumph Foods is defending its treatment of employees from the nation of Micronesia, after the country sent a formal letter to the U.S. State Department, calling for the United States to investigate the company. The company said that it follows all employment laws and is working with its local union and officials to address concerns, according to WQAD News.
Micronesia posted the letter on its embassy’s website. The complains states in part: “Dozens of FSM (Federated States of Micronesia) citizens have reported serious and sustained abuse by Seaboard Triumph Food, a pork processing facility located in Sioux City, Iowa. The allegations by these Micronesian citizens include potential human trafficking, labor abuse, and what appear to be other violations of U.S. law.