Labor Department accuses sanitation company of employing children

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Food plant cleaning company accused in federal probe of hiring children for 'hazardous' work that left 13-year-old with chemical burns

An industrial cleaning service is accused of using dozens of children to work dangerous overnight shifts causing injuries, including a chemical burn suffered by a 13-year-old, according to the US Department of Labor.Wednesday from the DOL said Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed at least 31 children — ages 13 to 17 — in"hazardous occupations.

The department specifically named PSSI contracts with JBS USA, a beef slaughtering and meatpacking facility in Nebraska, and turkey processing plant Turkey Valley Farms in Minnesota. "Federal laws were established decades ago to prevent employers from profiting by putting children in harm's way," said Wage and Hour regional administrator Michael Lazzeri in a statement.

 

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