Mississippi Teen s Death in Poultry Plant Shows Child Labor Remains a Problem, Feds Say usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Industry experts told DailyMail.com that federal labor investigators don t have the manpower to overcome a massive problem, and that fines are too small to deter dodgy bosses.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The death of a 16-year-old in a Mississippi poultry plant earlier this month offered another reminder that children remain vulnerable to exploitation in the workplace in the United States, senior Labor Department officials said Wednesday. Duvan Perez became the third teenager to die in an industrial accident this summer. Those deaths [.]