Brazilian meat major JBS’s US arm has signed an agreement with the American government to address child labour issues. JBS will provide $4m to assist individuals and communities “affected by ...

The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation of child labor. Katherine Walts, director of ...

According to the report, “the number of criminal investigations and cases prosecuted by the government for labor trafficking and child sex trafficking remained low.” “A majority of child sex ...

President Donald Trump directed agency leadership to reject any collective bargaining agreements reached but not finalized with federal workers’ unions during the last 30 days of former President Joe ...

The children were hired through Staff Management Solutions, which was fined $125,000 for the child labor allegations, according to the Labor Department. The agreement with JBS USA, based in ...

and secured a separate agreement with temporary staffing agency Staff Management Solutions LLC and SMX LLC, collectively referred to as “SMX,” to address child labor violations found in an ...

to provide mandatory training on child labor, and establish dedicated tip lines for employees to report compliance issues, among other measures. The department on Monday announced a separate $4 ...

Companies are also expected to set up hotlines where people can report any child labor concerns. And the Labor Department expects them to maintain accurate records of all their employees including ...

She approved legislation touching on a range of policies from child labor to public transit. Here's a look at what she put her signature on during bill signings Thursday and Friday. House Bills ...

“I would balance one brick on my head and two in either hand,” he recalls. Sivakumar educates child bonded labour survivors to enable them to dream big Child servitude is a common reality in the ...

GREELEY — Greeley-based JBS USA Food Co. has reached a $4 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor over for child-labor violations. The Jan. 13, 2025, agreement requires JBS to hold its ...