Wonder how much money changed hands to allow that?
Wonder how much money changed hands to allow that?
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 Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach wrote in a statement, adding, "Combatting unlawful child labor in Minnesota is a priority for DLI and it will continue to devote resources to addressing and resolving these violations." . .
Source (zerohedge.com)
>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 Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach wrote in a statement, adding, "Combatting unlawful child labor in Minnesota is a priority for DLI and it will continue to devote resources to addressing and resolving these violations."
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[Source](https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/smithfield-hit-fine-employing-children-minnesota-meat-factory)