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Months After Slaughterhouse Shuts Down, Former Farmer John Workers Struggle To Start Over

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Rina Chavarria, who worked at Farmer John for nine years, has yet to find employment after the slaughterhouse closed earlier this year. (Samanta Helou Hernandez /LAist)

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A controversial Farmer John slaughterhouse in the L.A. County community of Vernon closed earlier this year after nearly a century of operations. More than 2,000 people, mostly immigrants, worked there. Months later, laid-off workers are still struggling to adjust.
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