OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a penalty and reform its practices to help ensure it won't hire underage workers again.

2. Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant - Friday, November 15, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation's largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday.

3. West Tennessee company is fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants - Friday, May 3, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia.

4. US company is accused of illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants - Friday, February 23, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities, the latest example of illegal child labor that officials say is increasingly common.