Mississippi teen’s death in poultry plant shows child labor remains a problem, feds say
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND HARM VENHUIZEN
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“These are work environments that are unfit for adults, much less for minors,” said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at the Center for Law and Social Policy. “Duvan’s tragic story is unfortunately too common, and too many kids like him are continuing to work in inappropriate settings across the country in direct violation of our child labor laws.”
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