AR Times: “Two meat packing plants in Arkansas are caught up in a high-profile nationwide sting to suss out child labor law violations.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that they discovered 102 children ages 13-17 working overnight shifts in plants in Arkansas and across the country. Those young workers were tasked with cleaning up caustic chemicals and sanitizing saws and other processing equipment. Four of those children were working at George’s Inc. in Batesville, and six of them were working at a Tyson facility in Green Forest.
Packers Sanitation Services Inc., a contractor that cleans these facilities, is on the hook for $1.5 million in penalties.”