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Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant
An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry found that the Smithfield Packaged Meats subsidiary employed at least 11 children at its plant in St. James ages 14 to 17 from April 2021 through April 2024, the agency said. Three of them began working for the company when they were 14, it said. Smithfield let nine of them work after allowable hours and had all 11 perform potentially dangerous work, the agency alleged.
Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations
Associated Press
By Steve Karnowski and Josh Funk
Updated 11:27 AM PST, November 14, 2024
Labor Party (US)
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IMO this is a reminder that things look kind of grim at the federal level atm, but that doesn’t have to mean giving up, especially locally. I’m sure that $2M isn’t much to the company, but it’s still something.
$2M isn’t much to the company
less than one-fourth of one percent of 2023’s net revenue (0.2299%)
Just the allegations or the child labor as well?
