Senators ask 27 CEOs to make sure their companies comply with child labor laws

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'[E]xamine your own child labor practices and ensure you are compliant with federal labor laws,' wrote Sens. Padilla and Hickenlooper to Target, J.Crew, General Mills and 24 others.

was sent to PSSI by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and ranking Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., asking the company to show how it had changed business practices since the consent decree.

DiNapoli's staff said they received two letters from Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman in response and had some conversations with their staff. DiNapoli's spokesperson declined to share Schwarzman's response but described the conversations as "frank and productive." General Mills issued a statement saying, "General Mills has no tolerance for any of our suppliers illegally employing or harassing minors. We are actively reviewing this situation, which allegedly occurred outside of a General Mills owned and operated plant… We recognize the seriousness of this situation and will take appropriate action based on our findings."

 

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