Black Enterprise
by Sharelle Burt
February 26, 2024
An investigation found children as young as 13 were hired by a Tennessee-based firm to work in dangerous conditions at slaughterhouses.
The U.S. Department of Labor accuses Fayette Janitorial Services of having minors cleaning dangerous equipment, including head splitters and jaw pullers, at meat processing plants. The Department requested a federal court in Iowa to issue a temporary injunction against the company after finding children would work overnight shifts to satisfy sanitation contracts at meat and poultry companies.