Published: March 3, 2021, 11 a.m.
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When chicken catcher Jimmy Nicks\\u2019 job was subcontracted, virtually overnight, he started doing the same job for a new boss \\u2014 only without the pay, protections and benefits he\\u2019d come to rely on. This episode looks at the subcontracting system that makes worker pay and safety someone else\\u2019s responsibility.
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