U.S. Senate bill aims to bar child labor violators from some federal contracts

US senators to introduce legislation aimed at deterring child labor

US Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Peter Welch (D-VT) Tuesday are to introduce legislation to hold corporations accountable for their child labor practices. The bill, titled the Child Labor Exploitation Act, will prohibit the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) from contracting with companies who are either found guilty of committing labor law violations or contracting with vendors who commit labor law violations. The bill will set out four meas…

US Senate bill aims to deter child labor by barring violators from federal contracts

A Democratic U.S. senator is planning to introduce a measure targeting child labor at meatpacking plants. Companies that violate the laws would be barred from contracting with the USDA.

U.S. Senate bill aims to bar child labor violators from some federal contracts

U.S. Democratic Senator Cory Booker will introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to deter child labor at meatpacking plants by barring some offending companies from important government contracts, the latest response to a rise in underage labor in dangerous U.S. industries.