DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Hearthside Food Solutions LLC has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle an Illinois Office of the Attorney General and Department of Labor investigation of alleged child labor law ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. and secured a separate agreement with temporary staffing agency Staff Management Solutions LLC and SMX LLC, ...

Poultry group Perdue Farms has reached an agreement with the US government to support projects aimed at combatting child labour. The $4m indirect settlement with the Department of Labor (DoL) follows ...

Brazilian meat major JBS’s US arm has signed an agreement with the American government to address child labour issues. JBS will provide $4m to assist individuals and communities “affected by unlawful ...

Private equity-backed snack producer Hearthside Food Solutions has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end an investigation by Illinois authorities into allegations the business used child labor at ...

Last week, Marrakech hosted the sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. Delegates delivered speeches. Institutions reaffirmed commitments. Carefully drafted communiqués spoke of ...

All portfolios include child labor: no detection and no evidence of remediation are red flags. In the third and final article in this series, we share additional diligence questions and resources for ...