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Cleaning Company Fined Nearly $650,000 After Hiring Kids To Clean Slaughterhouses

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A Tennessee-based cleaning company has been fined $649,304 after it was found to be employing at least 24 children, some as young as 13, to clean slaughterhouses and meatpacking facilities during overnight shifts, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced.

At least one child suffered severe injuries while attempting to remove debris from machinery at the Perdue Farms plant, the Labor Department said. As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That's why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.

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