Labor Dept. Probes Perdue, Tyson Over Reports of Underage Migrant Children Working Dangerous Overnight Shifts

The Labor Department is investigating Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods over reports of migrant children as young as 13 working overnight shifts cleaning their plants.
The inquiry follows a NY Times report on a 14-year-old whose arm was nearly torn off while working at a Perdue plant through a contractor.
Children made up about a third of the overnight cleaning staff at the Perdue plant, doing hazardous jobs barred for under 18s.
Both Perdue and Tyson said they will cooperate with the investigation, with Perdue conducting a third-party audit of its child labor practices.
The probe comes after the Biden administration vowed to crack down on illegal child labor, which has spiked in recent years leading to more injuries and deaths.

The Labor Department is investigating Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods over reports of migrant children as young as 13 working overnight shifts cleaning their plants.
The inquiry follows a NY Times report on a 14-year-old whose arm was nearly torn off while working at a Perdue plant through a contractor.
Children made up about a third of the overnight cleaning staff at the Perdue plant, doing hazardous jobs barred for under 18s.
Both Perdue and Tyson said they will cooperate with the investigation, with Perdue conducting a third-party audit of its child labor practices.
The probe comes after the Biden administration vowed to crack down on illegal child labor, which has spiked in recent years leading to more injuries and deaths.