Perdue Farms commits funds to combat child labour

Perdue Farms to pay $4M after employing children in hazardous jobs at Va. plant, Feds say
Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations at a Virginia plant and let them work past 7 p.m. during the
Perdue Farms, Labor Department ink $4 million deal in child labor investigation
Perdue Farms and a staffing agency will pay more than $4 million to settle claims that they employed children in hazardous jobs at a chicken processing facility in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Wednesday.
Perdue Farms commits funds to combat child labour in wake of probe
The poultry processor has reached an agreement with the Department of Labor, which alleged third-party use of minors.
Perdue agrees to pay $4 million after children worked hazardous jobs in Virginia
The U.S. Labor Department says Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations in Virginia. The company also let children work past 7
Perdue Farms agrees to $4M settlement in child labor probe
Listen to this article Perdue Farms has agreed to pay $4 million in restitution to settle a federal investigation into alleged child labor violations at the company’s poultry processing plant on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
UPDATE: Perdue to Pay $4M in Restitution Following Federal Child Labor Investigation
Perdue Farms Inc. has agreed to pay $4M to address alleged child labor violations found during a federal investigation into their poultry processing facility in Accomack County.
DOL Reaches Agreement with Perdue Farms Over Child Labor Violations
In a separate consent judgment entered in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk, Staff Management Solutions agreed to pay a $125,000 civil money penalty and to be permanently enjoined from future FLSA child labor violations in meat processing and packing industries.
Perdue Farms Found Jointly Liable For Illegal Child Labor (1)
Maryland-based Perdue Farms Inc. has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve a US Department of Labor probe into child labor violations at its poultry processing facility in Virginia, a rare move by the agency to hold a company accountable as a joint employer for labor violations committed by its subcontractors.
Perdue Farms, staffing firm reach agreement with DOL on child labor violations
The agreement laid out by DOL explained that Perdue Farms would pay $4 million in restitution to the children, organizations advocating for child labor victims, and support additional work to prevent child labor exploitation. The company also agreed to pay a $150,000 civil monetary penalty.
Perdue Farms settles child labor case with $4M restitution, new compliance measures
Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after a contractor company was accused of illegally hiring children to clean an Eastern Shore plant.
Herald-Citizen7h
Perdue announces closure of Monterey plant
The company that runs what is commonly known as the chicken processing plant in Monterey has announced plans to shut down its ...
Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a ...
WMDT8d
BREAKING: Hazardous materials incident from Perdue prompts shelter in place order in Georgetown
Georgetown Police issuing an alert advising area residents to shelter in place due to a hazardous materials incident stemming ...
Popular frozen meal sold at Aldi recalled across 31 states for metal contamination: 'Discard it immediately'
ALDI is recalling frozen taquitos after reports were made of "potential foreign material," namely metal, being found in the ...