Muslim Meatpackers Worry About Ramadan Accommodation

· May 5, 2010, 4:57 pm

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts this Friday.The holiday brought protests and firings at the Swift meatpacking plant in Greeley last year.The company says it's spent the past year developing measures to make sure that won't happen again.But many Muslim workers are still afraid that practicing their religion could cost them their jobs.KCFR's Megan Verlee reports.

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