Ever since federal penalties totaling $1.5 million were imposed late last year on 13 meat plants contracting in eight states with Packers Sanitation Services Inc. for employing children in critical ...
The fashion industry is one of the largest employers in the world, but it has a dark side. Many clothing brands rely on low-cost labor from developing countries, and unfortunately, child labor remains ...
The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a ...
Many major coffee brands outsource the sourcing of their coffee beans to countries where child labor isn't just allowed; it's ...
A Florida bill that would roll back certain child labor protections in the state for minors as young as 14 was advanced by a panel of Florida state representatives Thursday, despite concerns from some ...
The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. and secured a separate agreement with temporary staffing agency Staff Management Solutions LLC and SMX LLC, ...
In September 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor opened an investigation into Tyson Foods and competing meat producer Perdue after The New York Times Magazine reported that underage migrants were ...
On January 15 the DOL entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. and two staffing agencies, to address child labor violations found in an investigation of Perdue’s poultry processing facility in ...
Emily Dobson, Piper Rockelle and Claire Rock Smith pose at the 2nd Annual Toys For Tots Toy Drive on November 21, 2020 in Hollywood, California. Rockelle's rise to YouTube fame and the troubling ...
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating HelloFresh over allegations that the popular meal kit service employed migrant children at a cooking and packaging facility in Illinois as ...
Girl and boy lean in to cut vegetables for cooking food. How young is too young to work long hours? That is a subjective question that has come into the spotlight due to a recent action taken in the ...
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