Tyson Foods Strengthens its Commitment to Immigrant Team Members with $1.5M Investment
November 15 2022 - 2:00PM
Tyson 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 Tyson team members with
their citizenship status and counseled over 2,500 team members in
need of legal services. Tyson Foods has also spent millions of
dollars providing ESL and citizenship classes through Upward
Academy.
As a result, the National Immigration Forum is awarding Tyson
Foods the “Keepers of the American Dream” 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.
“I am thankful to Tyson 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,” said Johanna Soderstrom, executive vice president,
chief people officer, Tyson Foods. “This is a wonderful benefit
available to all Tyson team members and their family members.”
“Tyson Foods has supported me and my family for nearly nine
years; giving us jobs and benefits we could never dream of,” said
Paw Law, Tyson Foods Clarksville, Arkansas team member. “I was born
in a refugee camp in Thailand and didn’t know what to expect when
we got to the United States. After going through the immigration
program at Tyson Foods, I finally feel like I belong somewhere and
I’m extremely proud to be a U.S. citizen.”
Tyson 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 Tyson
production facilities are also offering more flexible work
schedules for frontline workers.
“Nearly 20 years ago, I had the pleasure of supporting newly
arrived refugee employees at a Tyson facility in West Virginia as a
refugee resettlement practitioner,” said Jennie Murray, Chief
Executive Officer, National Immigration Forum. “Since then,
including with today’s announcement, Tyson Foods has continued to
be one of our nation’s most welcoming and inclusive employers of
immigrants and refugees. We are thrilled to honor Tyson Foods with
the Keepers of the American Dream award for their innovative work
and to continue to promote their best practices.”
About Tyson Foods, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the world’s largest food
companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by
John W. Tyson and grown under four generations of family
leadership, the Company has a broad portfolio of products and
brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®,
Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates
continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for
everywhere it’s available and raise the world’s 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, Tyson 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
www.tysonfoods.com.
Media Contact: Kelly Hellbusch,
Kelly.hellbusch@tyson.com, 281-799-9784.
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