The aim of this study is theory testing how effective two prominent labour market theories are at understanding human rights violations in the American meatpacking industry.Effectively aiming to answer;How applicable are Dual labour and Segmented labour market theory in understanding human rights violations in the American meatpacking industry? Agricultural production of livestock has undergone many changes over the past 50 years, mainly due to advancements in technology and the increase of demand. To account for this, large producers have been innovating new ways to increase output and reduce cost. This has meatpackers working harder, longer and for less money. Their rights have been pushed to the wayside in the pursuit of profit. The main way companies are violating their workers rights is through the use of a rigid structure which is embedded within the American labour market.The structure relies on immigrant labour, minorities labour and unsafe working conditions.Therefore, to understand how Human Rights violations occur in the American meat and poultry industry, one must turn to the structure of its internal labour markets. Furthermore, this study also aims at theory testing by investigating the value of the theories in this context.