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Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Nov 15, 2024

Smithfield Foods to pay $2M to settle child labor claims

A subsidiary of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods has agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations it hired children to work at a meat packaging plant in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Smithfield’s operation in Minnesota allegedly employed at least 11 children between the ages of 14 and 17 during the […]

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