Meatpacking giants to pay $8 million for child labor violations
JBS USA and Perdue Farms will each pay $4 million for employing children through third-party staffing agencies, officials announced this week.
Leading meat processor will pay $4M to counter illegal child labor practices
JBS USA Food Co., a leading meat packing processor and slaughterhouse, will provide $4 million to address illegal child labor practices nationwide, according to a Monday announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor.
DOL Settles with Largest Meat Packing Processor Over Child Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor, on January 13, announced that it has entered into an agreement with JBS USA Food Co, the nation’s leading meat packing processor and slaughterhouse. The company will provide $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide.
JBS USA Agrees to $4 Million Settlement on Child Labor Violations
JBS USA agreed to a $4 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor to address child labor violations, including those that had underage workers performing hazardous tasks.
Slaughterhouses Settle 3 Child Labor Cases With Feds
Agribusiness giants Purdue Farms and JBS Foods, along with a slaughterhouse cleaning company, paid about $8.4 millions in fines for having underaged workers in dangerous jobs.
Child labor in slaughterhouses spotlighted by 3 settlements this week
JSB and Perdue Farms agreed to settlements of $4 million each, while QSA, which employed 54 children, will pay $400,000.
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JBS USA Food agrees to help the Labor Department crack down on child labor
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JBS pay $4 million to aid children a contractor used to clean company's packing plants
A contractor used children to clean JBS plants in Iowa, elsewhere. Now, meatpacker is shelling out $4 million to aid affected ...
Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
OMAHA, Neb. — The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department ...
US Labor Department enters deal with JBS to assist those affected by child labor
The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to ...
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JBS makes deal with feds to spend $4M helping those affected by unlawful child labor
The meatpacking giant will prioritize efforts in Grand Island and several other communities found to have child labor ...
Greeley meat plant enters agreement to spend $4M to prevent illegal child labor
JBS USA Food Co. and the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday that the meat packing processor and slaughterhouse will ...