by The meat in the sandwich is that this is a concerted effort against Australian business and the workers will suffer as a result of that, Mr Journeaux said.
Theres six sites in Queensland that will be affected and around the nation there would be significantly more.
In most processing facilities the workers are on daily hire arrangements and unfortunately if they dont work, they dont get paid.
The Unions Queensland branch advised workers that JBS was trying to make sure payments to workers continue, but corrections may be needed once the current issues are resolved.
JBS Australia is a branch of the global JBS business operating in North America, South America, Europe and New Zealand. According to its 2021 business overview, JBS Australia has more than 10,000 workers across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
Half of the employees are based in Queensland, where 416,700 tonnes of beef, smallgoods and bacon are produced.
JBS Australia and the Australian Federal Police have been contacted for comment.
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