Poultry enterprise in California to pay $4.8M after employing children to work with sharp knives
The news that a poultry enterprise in California has been ordered to pay $4.8 million for employing children to work with sharp knives is absolutely appalling. The fact that children as young as 14 were working overtime in such dangerous conditions is sickening. It goes against all moral and ethical standards to exploit vulnerable children in this manner. The thought of young teenagers handling sharp knives to debone poultry is horrifying. How did we reach a point where child labor has resurfaced in the US?
The employers not only illegally employed children but also denied nearly $2 million in overtime wages to hundreds of workers.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker