80岁的Ken McLeod在新西兰肉类行业工作了64年后退休, Ken McLeod, 80, retired after 64 years in New Zealand’s meat industry, the longest in the country’s history.

80岁的Ken McLeod在本月退休, 在新西兰的肉类工业工作了64年, Ken McLeod, 80, retired this month after 64 years in New Zealand’s meat industry, believed to be the country’s longest-serving worker in the field. 他于1962年开始在马卡雷瓦肉制品厂工作,后来成为肉类工人工会主席。 He began in 1962 at Makarewa Meatworks, working as a boner and later becoming president of the Meat Workers Union. 尽管早期条件艰苦,包括洗衣有限和大额工资分成两部分,但他将工会支持的工资(按今天的价值计算,相当于每周约4 000美元)记为有利于金融稳定和家庭生活的工资。 Despite tough early conditions, including limited laundry access and large paychecks split in two, he credited union-backed wages—equivalent to about $4,000 weekly in today’s value—for enabling financial stability and family life. 他花数十年时间在蓝天草地上, 现在计划通过步行、钓鱼和打猎保持活跃。 He spent decades at Blue Sky Pastures and now plans to stay active through walking, fishing, and hunting. 他在回顾工业衰退时看到羊肉价格强劲和羊毛需求增加的希望。 Reflecting on industry decline, he sees hope in strong lamb prices and rising wool demand.