Meatpacking Plants and Slaughterhouses

JBS, the World’s Biggest Meatpacker, Faces Millions in Environmental Damages

Rondônia State officials say JBS, the world’s biggest meat producer, is buying cattle raised in an illegally deforested Amazon reserve.

Tyson and Perdue Are Facing Child Labor Investigations

The Labor Department has opened inquiries into whether migrant children were working inside slaughterhouses owned by the poultry-processing giants.

The Kids on the Night Shift

For Marcos Cux — and thousands of other migrant children — working dangerous jobs that violate child-labor laws is the only American dream there is.

Labor Department Decries Surge in Exploited Migrant Children

The agency said it had found thousands of cases where minors were employed in illegal, often dangerous jobs. Congress has accused the health secretary of failing to protect them.

Latino Workers Reach $1 Million Settlement Over Raid at Meat Plant

The workers accused the government of racial profiling and excessive force. Legal experts called it a rare victory for undocumented immigrants.