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submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A 16-year-old employee who died after getting sucked into equipment at a Mississippi poultry plant got the job using the identity of a 32-year-old man, a new revelation that highlights the ease with which migrant children are finding work in a dangerous industry, and the challenges companies face in trying to evaluate their true ages.

Duvan Pérez, who was hired to clean up at Mar-Jac Poultry in Hattiesburg, which supplies chicken to companies like Chick-fil-A, died on July 14. Within hours of his death, questions about his true age were raised by a local Facebook news site, and he was soon determined to be 16.

It’s illegal for minors to work in slaughterhouses, which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers among the most perilous workplaces in the country.

The number of children working illegally has skyrocketed across all industries, according to the Labor Department, nearly doubling since 2019. More than 800 child labor investigations in 47 states are ongoing across industries, according to the agency.

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[-] cbarrick@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

That would require an act of Congress to implement nationwide.

And Congress hasn't accomplished anything since 2010.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago

It's more likely that they'll pass a law rescinding child labor laws and legalizing these practices.

[-] boomzilla@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

I saw it in the evening news show of a main TV channel (Das Erste) here in germany that Gov. Huckabee of Arkansas introduced a law to roll back child labour laws, which seems a few other of the GOP reigned, god fearing states also like.

Where several parts of Iowas new law are violating federal child labour laws (e.g. Hazardous Occupations Orders) and that's why those states are under federal investigation.

From Europe, I hope your gov keeps the promise of cracking down on migrant child labour in hazardous environment and other trends to return to pre-industrial times (e.g. caregivers who exploit the child labour) and offers those kids better possibilities. Those voters in Iowa, Nebraska and the likes are lost anyway.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Then they'll go home to their constituents and brag about how they: created jobs, reduced the price of chicken for families, and increased profits for chicken farmers.

It's a win-win-win, never mind the dead brown children.

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Oh not just the brown kids. Republicans are also totally OK with sacrificing poor white kids.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

CHIP act, the Inflation Reduction Act, etc. Congress can 100% pass shit if most of the obstructionists are not in control.

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