Child Labor – Page 3

Tyson and Perdue Are Facing Child Labor Investigations

The Labor Department has opened inquiries into whether migrant children were working inside slaughterhouses owned by the poultry-processing giants.

By Hannah Dreier

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Migrant Child Labor Debate in Congress Becomes Mired in Immigration Fight

Revelations that migrant children have been exploited for cheap labor brought calls for action, but a partisan battle over immigration policy has complicated lawmakers’ efforts.

By Karoun Demirjian and Hannah Dreier

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U.S. Was Warned of Migrant Child Labor, but ‘Didn’t Want to Hear It’

The White House and federal agencies were repeatedly alerted to signs of children at risk. The warnings were ignored or missed.

By Hannah Dreier

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Packer Sanitation Fined for Illegally Employing More Than 100 Children, Labor Officials Say

Packers Sanitation Services Inc. paid a $1.5 million penalty this week for employing children as young as 13 in dangerous jobs at meat-processing plants.

By Michael Levenson