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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Allegations of harsh labor conditions during ‘Sausage Party’ production

    Sausage Party has been a box office hit. But if you ask some of the animators who worked on the film, working on it was not a party. The producer of the film - Vancouver-Canada based Nitrogen Studios - has been accused of harsh labor practices. Nitrogen Studios disputes the allegations.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 19, 2016 • 1 min read

    Sausage Party has been a box office hit. But if you ask some of the animators who worked on the film, working on it was not a party. The producer of the film - Vancouver-Canada based Nitrogen Studios - has been accused of harsh labor practices. Nitrogen Studios disputes the allegations. Sony, who distributed the movie, hasn’t been commenting to news outlets.

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    What will happen at the Clinton Foundation if Hillary is elected?
    1. 0:30The Clinton Foundation and the Election
    2. 9:54Paul Mafort resigns as part of Trump’s campaign shake-up
    3. 19:15Helping Central American students in LA’s schools
    4. 28:32‘Ben-Hur’, new Herzog documentary
    5. 43:21Allegations of harsh labor conditions during ‘Sausage Party’ productionYou’re reading this
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