​Smithfield Hit With Fine For Employing Children At Minnesota Meat Factory  – Tyler Durden

Smithfield Hit With Fine For Employing Children At Minnesota Meat Factory  Chinese-owned meat processing giant Smithfield has been fined $2 million to resolve a child labor compliance dispute with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Local paper Minnesota Reformer reports a Minnesota DLI investigation from 2021 and 2023 found at least 11 children between the ages of 14 and 17 worked at Smithfield’s St. James area plant. “It is unacceptable for a company to employ minor children to perform hazardous work late at night. This illegal behavior impacts children’s health, safety and well-being and their ability to focus on their education and their future,” DLI…  — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More