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epicwin U.S. Investigating Child Labor Claim at HelloFresh Subsidiary
The U.S. Labor Department is investigating allegations that migrant children have worked at a meal preparation delivery facility in Illinois that is a subsidiary of the popular meal kit company HelloFreshepicwin, the company and federal regulators said.
At least six teenagers, including some from Guatemala, worked night shifts at the facility, Cristobal Cavazos, the executive director for Immigrant Solidarity, an immigrant rights advocacy group that helped report the claims to federal regulators, told ABC News, which reported on the investigation.
“They’re minors working dangerous jobs,” Mr. Cavazos told ABC News, which reported that the children were working there as recently as last summer.
In a statement on Monday, a spokesman for the Labor Department confirmed an investigation into HelloFresh and a temporary staffing agency, Midway Staffing. The spokesman declined to comment further, citing the open investigation.
It was not clear what kind of jobs the minors had at the facility.
The claims relate to a Factor75 facility in Aurora, Ill., according to a HelloFresh spokeswoman who said the company learned of the claims from the Labor Department. In 2020, HelloFresh acquired Factor75, which provides ready-to-eat meals to customers.
In a statement on Sunday, the HelloFresh spokeswoman said: “We were deeply troubled to learn of the allegations made against a former temporary staffing agency, Midway Staffing. As soon as we learned of these allegations, we immediately terminated the relationship.”
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