Janitorial company hired minors to clean slaughterhouses, US Labor Dept. says

A US company is accused of illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities. It’s the latest example of the illegal child labor that officials say is increasingly common. The Labor Department asked a federal judge for an injunction to halt the employment of minors by Tennessee-based Fayette Janitorial Service LL…

Empresa do Tennessee acusada de usar crianças na limpeza de matadouros

Uma empresa do Tennessee, nos Estados Unidos, está a ser acusada de recorrer a trabalho infantil na limpeza de matadouros.  De acordo com a Reuters, que cita um documento judicial apresentado esta quarta-feira, a empresa, a Fayette Janitorial Service LLC, de Memphis, que presta serviços de limpeza a matadouros, empregou pessoas com apenas 13 anos para limpar equipamento perigoso, em turnos rotativos, violando a lei federal.  A queixa, apresenta…