By Connor Hart
The Labor Department reached an agreement with JBS that will see the meatpacker pay $4 million and address its compliance issues with child-labor laws.
JBS USA Food, an outpost of the Brazilian meatpacker, will provide $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide, the Labor Department said Monday.
Also under the agreement, JBS will ensure its supply chain, third-party contractors and service providers are held accountable for illegal child labor, and the company will create a targeted advertising campaign to raise awareness about unlawful child labor practices, according to the agency.
"JBS has taken responsibility for children performing dangerous work at its facilities by proposing concrete and enforceable solutions to address those issues, setting the standard as a market leader in preventing illegal youth employment," said Wage and Hour Administrator Jessica Looman.
Moving forward, the company will implement additional changes including hiring a child-labor compliance specialist, maintaining a hotline for compliance concerns to be anonymously reported, and requiring nationwide training on the prevention of illegal child labor to all third-party sanitation employers at JBS facilities and all JBS employees at meat-packing establishments, the Labor Department said.
JBS didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Write to Connor Hart at connor.hart@wsj.com
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