Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods Face Labor Probes Over Alleged Hiring of Underage Migrant Workers for Overnight Cleaning Shifts

Two major poultry companies, Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods, are facing investigations by the Department of Labor over allegations of employing minors, including migrant children, for cleaning work.
The allegations claim children worked overnight shifts cleaning the companies' facilities, including handling hazardous chemicals and discarded chicken parts.
The investigations follow reporting by The New York Times Magazine on alleged incidents like a 14-year-old Guatemalan migrant suffering severe injuries while cleaning a Tyson plant.
Perdue and Tyson say they were not aware of the DOL probes but will cooperate and have strict policies against employing minors in hazardous jobs.
The cleaning contractors Perdue and Tyson used - Vincit Group's QSI and Fayette Industrial - also say they will cooperate with any probes and have zero tolerance for underage workers.

Two major poultry companies, Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods, are facing investigations by the Department of Labor over allegations of employing minors, including migrant children, for cleaning work.
The allegations claim children worked overnight shifts cleaning the companies' facilities, including handling hazardous chemicals and discarded chicken parts.
The investigations follow reporting by The New York Times Magazine on alleged incidents like a 14-year-old Guatemalan migrant suffering severe injuries while cleaning a Tyson plant.
Perdue and Tyson say they were not aware of the DOL probes but will cooperate and have strict policies against employing minors in hazardous jobs.
The cleaning contractors Perdue and Tyson used - Vincit Group's QSI and Fayette Industrial - also say they will cooperate with any probes and have zero tolerance for underage workers.