Child labor in slaughterhouses spotlighted by 3 settlements this week
JSB and Perdue Farms agreed to settlements of $4 million each, while QSA, which employed 54 children, will pay $400,000.
Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
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 penalty and reform its practices to help ensure it won’t hire underage workers again.
Labor Department fines more slaughterhouses for child labor
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 penalty and reform its practices to help ensure it won’t hire underage workers again.
Perdue Agrees to Pay $4 Million After Children Worked Hazardous Jobs, Labor Department Says
The U.S. Labor Department says Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations in Virginia
Perdue Farms, Labor Department ink $4 million deal in child labor investigation
Perdue Farms and a staffing agency will pay more than $4 million to settle claims that they employed children in hazardous jobs at a chicken processing facility in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Wednesday.
US weekly jobless claims increase; labor market conditions still healthy
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but ...
Little Caesars store had kids working too late, too long, US Labor Department says
Federal officials said five children were involved in the violations at a Farmington Hills location on 11 Mile.
FM slams US addition of 37 Chinese entities to import ban list, calls Xinjiang forced labor accusation ‘completely unfounded’
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Wednesday called the US' so-called forced labor accusation "completely ...
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U.S. Sanctions Huafu Fashion in ‘Largest Ever' Expansion of Forced Labor Blacklist
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed Tuesday that it would be blacklisting one of China's largest textile ...
US producer prices up marginally as services partly offset higher goods costs
U.S. producer prices increased moderately in December, but that is unlikely to change views that the Federal Reserve would ...
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JBS makes deal with feds to spend $4M helping those affected by unlawful child labor
The meatpacking giant will prioritize efforts in Grand Island and several other communities found to have child labor ...
US bans imports from more companies over forced Uyghur labor allegations
The Department of Homeland Security decided to ban imports from 37 entities in China on Tuesday citing a larger effort to ...
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JBS signs child labour agreement with US government
The new agreement commits JBS to hold its supply chain, third-party contractors and service providers accountable for illegal ...