WASHINGTON - The Biden administration announced measures to crack down on child labor on Monday (Feb 28) amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports by Reuters and other news outlets on illegal employment of migrant minors in dangerous US industries. US officials said the Labor Department had seen a nearly 70 per cent increase in child labor violations...
The United States Department of Labor is seen in Washington, D.C., US, on Aug 30, 2020.WASHINGTON - The Biden administration announced measures to crack down on child labor on Monday amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports by Reuters and other news outlets on illegal employment of migrant minors in dangerous US industries.
The Democratic administration of US President Joe Biden is also pushing for heavier penalties for companies that violate these laws, and more funding for enforcement and oversight, they said. US federal law prohibits people under age 16 from working in most factory settings, and those under 18 are barred from the most dangerous jobs in industrial plants.
The US Department of Labor opened an investigation into Hearthside Food Solutions, a US food contractor that makes and packages products for well-known snack and cereal brands, for reportedly employing underage workers and violating child labor laws, officials confirmed on the call.
The first story in the Reuters series, published in February 2022, uncovered young teens working in dangerous chicken processing plants in Alabama.
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