USA: Inquiry Finds Under-Age Workers at Meat Plant in Iowa - NY Times - International Initiative to End Child Labor

USA: Inquiry Finds Under-Age Workers at Meat Plant in Iowa – NY Times

Posted June 22, 2012

State labor investigators said minors at the Postville, Iowa, plant were exposed to hazardous chemicals, and were using prohibited tools like knives and saws.

Tags: child labor, child labor in meat processing - packing, child labour, hazardous work

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