Child labor violations articles
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MKE County: Trade Hotel Union Files Charges for Labor Law Violations
Complaints allege company barred pro-union communications. NLRB will investigate.
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McDonald's and Wendy's investors group demands fixes to franchisee child labor issues
A group of shareholders in fast-food chains McDonald’s and Wendy’s are demanding the companies’ boards of directors do more to ensure franchisees are not exploiting child labor or labor by incarcerated people. In separate letters to the boards at the two restaurant chains, the investors reference The Washington Post reporting on child labor at McDonald’s and Wendy’s franchises as the reason for leadership to take urgent action. In essence, the investors argue that news coverage and increased...
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Q&A: Researcher exposes child labor trafficking as a hidden crime after investigating 132 victims
Children trafficked for their labor often work in public view in restaurants, laundromats, agricultural fields and water parks, but little has been known about their plight.