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Dozens of kids found illegally working to clean Midwest meat plants, Labor Department says

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The U.S. Department of Labor filed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against a sanitation company on Thursday, alleging that the company attempted to interfere with an investigation into reports claiming the service used child labor.

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The Independent

Nebraska food plant found to have dozens of child labourers cleaning equipment

A judge ordered a halt to the Dickensian work conditions at food processing plants where young teens suffered chemical burns while cleaning dangerous machinery

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Washington Post

Dozens of youths illegally employed to clean meat plants, Labor Dept. says

Thirteen and fourteen-year-olds allegedly suffered severe chemical burns while working for a food safety company, according to investigators.

1 year ago

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CBS News

Children illegally hired for graveyard shifts cleaning JBS meat plants, feds say

Food company's sanitation services provider is accused of employing kids for risky jobs, including a 13-year-old burned by chemicals.

1 year ago

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The Hill

Dozens of kids found illegally working to clean Midwest meat plants, Labor Department says

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Star Tribune

Labor Department finds 31 children cleaning meatpacking plants

The children, ages 13-17, cleaned dangerous equipment with corrosive cleaners during overnight shifts at three slaughtering and meatpacking facilities: a Turkey Valley Farms plant in Marshall, Minnesota, and JBS USA plants in Grand Island, Nebraska, and Worthington, Minnesota. the Labor Department found.

1 year ago·Minneapolis, United States

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The Daily Beast

31 Kids Found Working Graveyard Shifts on Meat Plant ‘Kill Floors,’ Feds Say

Department of LaborIn a complaint filed Wednesday that reads straight out the Great Depression, the feds requested a temporary injunction on a massive sanitation company that’s accused of employing children as young as 13 in “dangerous” overnight shifts at food processing plants.

1 year ago·United States

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