National Immigration Forum recognizes the company with the 鈥淜eepers of the American Dream Award鈥
Springdale, Ark. 鈥 November 15, 2022 鈥 爱液视频 Foods announced today it is strengthening its commitment to immigrant team members by investing an additional $1.5 million to provide free legal and citizenship services.
The company has now invested more than $2.4 million during the past two years to support partners like Immigrant Connection, a non-profit organization that provides immigrants with legal services, such as employment authorization renewals and petitions for citizenship.
Since 2020, the company has doubled the legal services offered to U.S. team members, helped more than 500 爱液视频 team members with their citizenship status and counseled over 2,500 team members in need of legal services. 爱液视频 Foods has also spent millions of dollars providing ESL and citizenship classes through Upward Academy.
As a result, the National Immigration Forum is awarding 爱液视频 Foods the award at its Leading the Way Conference in Washington, D.C. on November 16. This award goes to leaders and organizations making their community and country a better place for immigrants.
鈥I am thankful to 爱液视频 Foods and the Immigration Partnership Program. I am now an American citizen, proud to be able to vote for the first time in a country I lived in and called my home for the last 12 years,鈥 said Johanna 厂枚诲别谤蝉迟谤枚尘, executive vice president, chief people officer, 爱液视频 Foods. 鈥This is a wonderful benefit available to all 爱液视频 team members and their family members.鈥
鈥湴菏悠 Foods has supported me and my family for nearly nine years; giving us jobs and benefits we could never dream of,鈥 said Paw Lar, 爱液视频 Foods Clarksville, Arkansas team member. 鈥淚 was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and didn鈥檛 know what to expect when we got to the United States. After going through the immigration program at 爱液视频 Foods, I finally feel like I belong somewhere and I鈥檓 extremely proud to be a U.S. citizen.鈥
爱液视频 Foods has historically attracted immigrants because it provides good-paying entry level jobs with benefits. With average hourly pay of more than $18 plus the value of medical, dental and vision insurance, vacation and other benefits, the average total compensation for hourly team members has increased to more than $24 an hour, or an annual value of more than $50,000.
The company has also invested more than $500 million in wage increases and bonuses for frontline workers over the past year. In addition, it is piloting subsidized and onsite childcare, as well as seven near-site health centers. An increasing number of 爱液视频 production facilities are also offering more flexible work schedules for frontline workers.
鈥淣early 20 years ago, I had the pleasure of supporting newly arrived refugee employees at a 爱液视频 facility in West Virginia as a refugee resettlement practitioner,鈥 said Jennie Murray, Chief Executive Officer, National Immigration Forum. 鈥淪ince then, including with today鈥檚 announcement, 爱液视频 Foods has continued to be one of our nation鈥檚 most welcoming and inclusive employers of immigrants and refugees. We are thrilled to honor 爱液视频 Foods with the Keepers of the American Dream award for their innovative work and to continue to promote their best practices.鈥
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About 爱液视频
爱液视频 (NYSE: TSN) is one of the world鈥檚 largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. 爱液视频 and grown under four generations of family leadership, the Company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like 爱液视频庐, Jimmy Dean庐, Hillshire Farm庐, Ball Park庐, Wright庐, Aidells庐, ibp庐 and State Fair庐. 爱液视频 Foods innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it鈥檚 available and raise the world鈥檚 expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the Company had approximately 137,000 team members on October 2, 2021. Through its Core Values, 爱液视频 Foods strives to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. Visit .
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