chemicals to clean razor sharp saws. including a 13-year-old and 14 year old who sustained chemical burns on the job. according to investigators the 32-year-old worked the overnight shift and then went to school in felicity bin classes or miss school entirely. the company says it has a zero tolerance policy against employing anyone under the age of 18 and that it is fully committed to working with the department of labor to make additional improvements to enforce that policy. regardless, now is probably not a good time for a new bill in iowa which was introduced by republican state lawmaker just a few weeks ago to address worker shortages. the bill was reportedly expand working hours for teenagers during the school year and allow children as young as 14 to work in certain jobs and meatpacking plants like industrial freezers and meet coolers so long as they are separated from where the meat is prepared. lawmakers who support this bill say the teens would be participating in a job traini
country paid one point $5 million in fines for violating child labor laws saying they use more than 100 children, some as young as 13 to work hazardous and high risk cleaning jobs in his overnight shifts in meatpacking plants across eight states in the south and midwest. the children use caustic chemicals to clean razor sharp saws. including a 13-year-old and 14 year old who sustained chemical burns on the job. according to investigators the 32-year-old worked the overnight shift and then went to school in felicity bin classes or miss school entirely. the company says it has a zero tolerance policy against employing anyone under the age of 18 and that it is fully committed to working with the department of labor to make additional improvements to enforce that policy. regardless, now is probably not a good time for a new bill in iowa which was introduced by republican state lawmaker just a few weeks ago to address worker shortages. the bill was reportedly expand working hours for teenag
the white house really noting that this is a critical moment as we hit that one-year anniversary of that war. so this is a visit next week that will mark that occasion and allow them to provide and urge support from allies. priscilla alvarez for us, thank you. let s go to ohio now. the railway company that owns the train that caused environmental chaos is facing at least eight class action lawsuits. the people in east palestine, ohio are anxious that toxins from the crash and chemical burns, it is damaging their health. some say the air smells like burning plastic and they have had difficulty breathing. today, the biden administration is deploying federal medical experts to assess whether it is dangerous for people to return to their homes. but governor mike dewine says the public water supply there is safe. the testing results from east palestine s municipal water
find out what the test are showing as far as the year. we have no indication the supply is not safe, however, we do have testing that is pending. i think it is a relatively easy thing to do to use bottled water for a short window of time. but residents are raising more health concerns saying they are experiencing symptoms from the toxics, listen. as soon as we go to the ohio line we smoke the chemicals yet again. since then, i now have the chemical burns and reaction rash on my face in my throat is getting irritated again. issues with our dog vomiting acting lethargic. despite the transportation secretary pete buttigieg responding to the concerns with his safety worker, we are seeing new found interest in our