Child Labor Charges in Iowa

By Margaret Lyons in News on Sep 9, 2008 7:37PM

The Iowa attorney general's office filed child labor charges against the owners and operators of Agriprocessors, the nation's largest kosher meat producer. "The complaint alleges more than 9,000 violations of Iowa's child labor law at the plant in Postville, saying the violations involved 32 children under age 18, including seven who were younger than 16," according to the AP. [AP]