US Probes Hellofresh, Midway Staffing Over Child Labour Allegations, ABC Report Says
Source: US News and World Report/Reuters
Dec. 9, 2024, at 9:34 a.m.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is investigating Hellofresh over allegations that migrant children were working at the meal-kit maker's cooking and packaging facility in Illinois as recently as this summer, ABC News reported on Friday evening. The department is also investigating if Midway Staffing, an agency hiring employees to work at the facility, violated child labour rules, the report said.
The DOL told Reuters on Monday that there was an open investigation at the Hellofresh facility in Aurora, Illinois, and an open investigation of Midway Staffing, without giving further details. Shares in the German firm were down 9% at 1441 GMT.
A Hellofresh spokesperson told Reuters that both Midway and Factor 75, Hellofresh's U.S. and Canada subsidiary, were part of the investigation. "To be clear, neither Hellofresh nor Factor have ever hired or employed the alleged underage workers. That has always been through Midway Staffing," she said.
"As soon as we learned of these allegations, we immediately terminated the relationship," the company said in a statement. "We have zero tolerance for any form of child labour, and we have taken action to ensure no minors perform work in or have access to our facilities," it added.
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