Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms seeing scrutiny from Labor Department
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Two companies – Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods – are seeing scrutiny from the Department of Labor (DOL).
«There are currently U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations open at Perdue and Tyson Foods. No additional details can be provided as the investigations are ongoing,» a DOL spokesperson said Monday to FOX Business.
The New York Times first reported on the respective probes.
Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods are seeing scrutiny from the Labor Department. (Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images / LightRocket / File / Getty Images)
The alleged presence of children – including those who had migrated from other countries – on contracted cleaning teams at two Virginia facilities belonging to Perdue and Tyson had earlier been reported Sept. 18 by the outlet’s magazine.
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Some of their purported nighttime cleaning work involved use of caustic chemicals, according to New York Times Magazine. At the Perdue location, they also reportedly had to deal with discarded chicken parts, blood and other substances as part of their duties.
The New York Times said its reporting, which described an alleged incident in which a then-14-year-old Guatemalan child worker received severe injuries, preceded the commencement of the DOL’s investigations.
A spokesperson for Tyson declined FOX Business’ request to comment, saying it had not been made aware of any probe.
Similarly, a Perdue spokesperson told FOX Business the company had not received notification of the DOL probe but «plan to cooperate fully with any government inquiry on
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