Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
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Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations

Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.
Spain Looks to Grant Residency to Nearly 1 Million Migrants
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Spain Looks to Grant Residency to Nearly 1 Million Migrants

The government said a new rules could give legal status — and work permits — to about 300,000 people a year over the next three years to address gaps in the labor market.
New York Food Delivery Workers, Overlooked in Life, Are Honored in Death
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New York Food Delivery Workers, Overlooked in Life, Are Honored in Death

A Facebook page chronicles the deaths of dozens of bike-riding workers who delivered food in New York City, lionizing them as fallen heroes.