It’s hard for many to believe, but companies across the U.S. are employing migrant children as young as 12 to sanitize slaughterhouse floors, construct roofs, and package food products. And even in the wealthiest country in the world, putting an end to the practice is a long way off.
The Labor Department recently reported a 69 percent increase in companies illegally employing children since 2018.
Harvest Prude is a former reporter at The Dispatch.
