Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
WEKU
WEKU
Juliana Kim

Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods under federal inquiry over reports of illegal child labor

The Perdue Farms chicken and poultry processing factory in Salisbury, Md., pictured on May 2, 2020. (Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images)

The Labor Department is investigating Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods — two of the biggest poultry producers in the U.S. — after reports that migrant children as young as 13 have been working overnight shifts to clean the companies' plants.

The department told NPR that its Wage and Hour Division is looking into the matter and could not provide additional details.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.