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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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