Perdue Farms and JBS are paying $8 million collectively due to the Department of Labor's findings that they employed migrant children in hazardous conditions for years, highlighting significant child labor violations.
Federal investigations revealed that children working at Perdue's Virginia plant were performing dangerous tasks, including using electric knives, which raises serious concerns about workplace safety and corporate accountability.
Perdue's settlement, which includes $4 million in restitution to affected children and advocacy organizations, signals a broader effort by the Biden administration to combat child labor in the food industry.
Despite Perdue's disagreement with the liability for the child labor violations, the company opted to settle to avoid a protracted legal battle, illustrating the complexities of corporate responsibility in labor practices.
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