@RoninDave i worked at the hershey plant! i'm the guy standing at the end of the line (jeans yellow shirt) there is no such person that worked at the plant.
Not all....but too many companies have taken greed to the next level. Make profits but treat your workers with respect and pay them a fair wage for a days work. I won't buy any more Hershey Products !!!!
@NavyGolf, Excuse me do you work for Hershey Management or something? Foreign exchange STUDENTS, are not here for the express purpose of working long hours for low pay in a factory. Tell me, if the job was so damn good, why didnt Hershey's hire American workers, or advertise for American students? You are full of it and you know it. J1 Visas are for students desiring cultural exchange experience, not to bring foreign students to EXPLOIT or avoid paying American workers living wages.
@westwindwalker No, I don't work for Hershey's, but this video is B.S. Go to the website for the program sponsors for these J1 students-Council for Educational Travel USA-and read the press release for August 23, 2011. There you will see the contracts these students signed: Job requirements: "Ability to work in a fast paced environment with lots of bending, lifting, and repetitive work with hands and arms...frequent lifting of 24 kg and standing for 8 hour shift..$8.10 per hour."
@westwindwalker Hershey's DOES hire American workers, but, like many U.S. employers, employs J1 students with lower English skills in jobs that don't require as much communication in the English language. Plant jobs such as the one in this video are actually highly coveted by students overseas. The J1 visa is a pretty simple contract: work for a U.S. employer for about 3 months (usually in a minimum wage job or just above minimum-wage job) and get 30 days to travel in the U.S.
@navygolf98 shilling over here to, eh navygolf? Don't like it when people stand up for their rights? Can't get it thru your shilling head that 300 students walked out. Not 1 not 2 not even 20 but over 300. that should say something and for most people it does but guys like you... well, denial ain't just a river in Egypt
@RoninDave I have no problem with people standing up for their rights; in fact, that's what I'm doing by posting here right now. Because the public has a right to be informed about the actual facts and truth underneath the media frenzy that these labor unions instigated by exploiting international exchange students and using them to push their political agenda; that is not what the J1 program is for. You are exaggerating the numbers: there were 385 students at Hershey; about 150-200 walked out.
@navygolf98 ah so it's labor unions you're so hot against? They are the ones exploiting the students? PLease! Take your anti-union zest elsewhere, shill. LA Times and Huffington Post both said between 300-400 students walked out
@RoninDave Here's what Lenka Vevrova, one of the J1 students at the Hershey plant, had to say about those who walked out: "I disagree with the actions of these students because all the work, accommodation and all have been hand signed. We knew everything before hand. The job offer and description were clearly written and it was clear that this is not a program for making money. Every job we have chosen no one told us that you have to go to. Everyone we have the right to choose a job." Amen!
@navygolf98 Save your Amens, it's hypocritical given the circumstances. So one student disagreed with them? So what? Far more didn't and they had far more to say about it. Keep shilling, navy, for all the good it will do you - you're not convincing anyone.
Hersheys what the hell...did you frigging lose your minds? Do you think you can do anything? Well, I've loved Hersheys chocolate for almost 60 years...but I'm boycotting you now...and I will spread the word far and wide... this is disgusting! disgusting...and don't try to hide behind...the aw geee it wasn't us, it was our labor contractors fault. No Way...the buck stops at the top...you need to compensate these students properly, and don't bring any other ones. Dishonest! Did I say disgusting?
@westwindwalker I have a novel idea that is 100% effective in ensuring this kind of "exploitation" of foreign workers never, ever happens again: international students that don't want to lift heavy boxes in a chocolate warehouse for $8.10 an hour in exchange for J1 visas should not sign contracts in which they explicitly agree to lift heavy boxes in a chocolate warehouse for $8.10 an hour in exchange for J1 visas (as every one of these students did; look it up online). Sound like a good idea?
From bean to bar, Hershey exploits worker rights. The Raise the Bar Hershey campaign has been pushing Hershey to stop child labor, forced labor and trafficking in its cocoa. Now, the company is exploiting student guestworkers in its factory in Pennsylvania. It's time for Hershey to "raise the bar" for all workers and respect labor rights.
Its amazing how i've seen no media coverage on this.
DsWill719 1 month ago
@RoninDave i worked at the hershey plant! i'm the guy standing at the end of the line (jeans yellow shirt) there is no such person that worked at the plant.
lorenzodwin 5 months ago
Not all....but too many companies have taken greed to the next level. Make profits but treat your workers with respect and pay them a fair wage for a days work. I won't buy any more Hershey Products !!!!
clev9980 5 months ago
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@NavyGolf, Excuse me do you work for Hershey Management or something? Foreign exchange STUDENTS, are not here for the express purpose of working long hours for low pay in a factory. Tell me, if the job was so damn good, why didnt Hershey's hire American workers, or advertise for American students? You are full of it and you know it. J1 Visas are for students desiring cultural exchange experience, not to bring foreign students to EXPLOIT or avoid paying American workers living wages.
westwindwalker 6 months ago
@westwindwalker No, I don't work for Hershey's, but this video is B.S. Go to the website for the program sponsors for these J1 students-Council for Educational Travel USA-and read the press release for August 23, 2011. There you will see the contracts these students signed: Job requirements: "Ability to work in a fast paced environment with lots of bending, lifting, and repetitive work with hands and arms...frequent lifting of 24 kg and standing for 8 hour shift..$8.10 per hour."
navygolf98 6 months ago
@westwindwalker Hershey's DOES hire American workers, but, like many U.S. employers, employs J1 students with lower English skills in jobs that don't require as much communication in the English language. Plant jobs such as the one in this video are actually highly coveted by students overseas. The J1 visa is a pretty simple contract: work for a U.S. employer for about 3 months (usually in a minimum wage job or just above minimum-wage job) and get 30 days to travel in the U.S.
navygolf98 6 months ago
@navygolf98 shilling over here to, eh navygolf? Don't like it when people stand up for their rights? Can't get it thru your shilling head that 300 students walked out. Not 1 not 2 not even 20 but over 300. that should say something and for most people it does but guys like you... well, denial ain't just a river in Egypt
RoninDave 6 months ago
@RoninDave I have no problem with people standing up for their rights; in fact, that's what I'm doing by posting here right now. Because the public has a right to be informed about the actual facts and truth underneath the media frenzy that these labor unions instigated by exploiting international exchange students and using them to push their political agenda; that is not what the J1 program is for. You are exaggerating the numbers: there were 385 students at Hershey; about 150-200 walked out.
navygolf98 6 months ago
@navygolf98 ah so it's labor unions you're so hot against? They are the ones exploiting the students? PLease! Take your anti-union zest elsewhere, shill. LA Times and Huffington Post both said between 300-400 students walked out
RoninDave 6 months ago
@RoninDave Here's what Lenka Vevrova, one of the J1 students at the Hershey plant, had to say about those who walked out: "I disagree with the actions of these students because all the work, accommodation and all have been hand signed. We knew everything before hand. The job offer and description were clearly written and it was clear that this is not a program for making money. Every job we have chosen no one told us that you have to go to. Everyone we have the right to choose a job." Amen!
navygolf98 6 months ago
@navygolf98 Save your Amens, it's hypocritical given the circumstances. So one student disagreed with them? So what? Far more didn't and they had far more to say about it. Keep shilling, navy, for all the good it will do you - you're not convincing anyone.
RoninDave 6 months ago
Hersheys what the hell...did you frigging lose your minds? Do you think you can do anything? Well, I've loved Hersheys chocolate for almost 60 years...but I'm boycotting you now...and I will spread the word far and wide... this is disgusting! disgusting...and don't try to hide behind...the aw geee it wasn't us, it was our labor contractors fault. No Way...the buck stops at the top...you need to compensate these students properly, and don't bring any other ones. Dishonest! Did I say disgusting?
westwindwalker 6 months ago 5
@westwindwalker I have a novel idea that is 100% effective in ensuring this kind of "exploitation" of foreign workers never, ever happens again: international students that don't want to lift heavy boxes in a chocolate warehouse for $8.10 an hour in exchange for J1 visas should not sign contracts in which they explicitly agree to lift heavy boxes in a chocolate warehouse for $8.10 an hour in exchange for J1 visas (as every one of these students did; look it up online). Sound like a good idea?
navygolf98 6 months ago
Hershey had worker supporters arrested....FUCK YOU HERSHEY CORPORATION.....don't buy any of their products !!!!
clev9980 6 months ago
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From bean to bar, Hershey exploits worker rights. The Raise the Bar Hershey campaign has been pushing Hershey to stop child labor, forced labor and trafficking in its cocoa. Now, the company is exploiting student guestworkers in its factory in Pennsylvania. It's time for Hershey to "raise the bar" for all workers and respect labor rights.
TimosVideos 6 months ago
Unbelievable, what these companies think they can get away with!
jjUHL75 6 months ago 4
Comment and like asap to get it on the front page!
jenst1983 6 months ago
HELL YEA I LUV IT I LUV IT I LUV IT AFTHER ALL THESE YEARS
Sweetvolumesv 6 months ago
Boycott companies that exploit PERIOD! BYE BYE HERSHEY'S!
gmindock 6 months ago