He Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Friday more than $1 million in fines paid by a New York-based food sanitation company. Wisconsin who broke the laws child labour in eight states.
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. illegally hired at least 102 children to clean 13 meatpacking plants on the night shift, the Labor Department said Friday.
The company, which is one of the largest in the country specializing in food sanitation services, paid $1.5 million in civil penalties, the Labor Department said in a statement.
Juveniles were required to use harsh chemicals to clean “sharp saws”, thugs and other dangerous equipment during night shifts. in meat packing plants in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Tennessee and Texas, in some cases for many years.
The plants are operated by some of the most influential meat and poultry producers in the country, including JBS Foods, Tyson and Cargill. These companies were not prosecuted or fined.
“The child labor violations in this case were systematic, spanning eight states, and clearly point to the company-wide failure of Packers sanitation services at all levels,” Jessica Luhmann, chief associate administrator for Hours and Payroll, said in a statement. “These children should never have worked in meatpacking plants, and that can only happen when employers don’t take responsibility for preventing child labor violations in the first place.”
In recent months, researchers have learned that at least three children were injured, including a chemical burn to the face, when disinfecting slaughterhouses and other premises of slaughterhouses at night.
In November, the Department of Labor declared “child labor oppression” at Packers.
In December, the Nebraska District Court issued a civil consent order and decision in which Packers Sanitation Services agreed to comply with child labor laws nationwide. Under this order, the employer has agreed to take important steps to ensure that child labor laws are enforced in the future.
One of the largest food cleaning companies in the US is accused of hiring 13-year-olds.
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Source: La Opinion
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