New York CNN —A janitorial company has been fined $649,000 after an investigation found it hired minors for dangerous jobs cleaning slaughterhouses, the United States Department of Labor said Monday.
Fayette Janitorial Service had employed at least 24 children, including those as young as 13, according to the DOL investigation.
The minors had been working overnight shifts at two separate slaughter facilities, according to the DOL.
The company said in February that it had ended all of its contracts with Fayette, according to the Sioux City Journal.
Instances of illegal child labor have been growing in recent years, and other contractors have been fined over employing minors.
Persons:
” Fayette, “, Perdue “, ”, – CNN’s Melissa Alonso, Ramishah Maruf
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, United States Department of Labor, CNN, Seaboard Triumph Foods, Perdue, Labor Department, Seaboard, Sioux City, Packers Sanitation Services
Locations:
New York, Fayette, DOL, Sioux City , Iowa, Accomac , Virginia