# Food plant cleaning company accused in federal probe of hiring children for ‘hazardous’ work that left 13-year-old with chemical burns

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/food-plant-cleaning-company-accused-in-federal-probe-of-hiring-children-for-hazardous-work-that-left-13-year-old-with-chemical-burns/
- Published: 2022-11-13T09:15:51-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Wathiq Khuzaie / Getty Images. Article by Jordan Hart. Business Insider – November 11, 2022.  The US Labor Department filed a complaint against PSSI following a three-month investigation into unlawful child labor claims. The department is accusing the sanitation contractor of having employees as young as 13 working ‘hazardous’ overnight shifts. PSSI emphasized its ‘zero tolerance’ for violating its policy of employing anyone under 18 years old. […] Click here to view original web page at www.businessinsider.com