In the Kentucky of United States of Americatwo ten-year-old children were found to they are working free of charge in chain restaurants McDonald’s after inspection by the Ministry of Labour.
The audits also found that three McDonald’s franchisees with a total of 62 locations in Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio employed 305 minors who worked more than legal hours and performed work prohibited by law for their age. For these violations fines totaling $212,754 were imposed at the expense of the owners.
In particular, these companies employed 14- and 15-year-olds who worked beyond the number of hours that minors are allowed to work and therefore exceeded the daily and weekly limits. In fact, cases of work during school hours were also found.
The news comes as states across the US have moved to loosen child labor laws.
“We are seeing an increase in federal child labor violations, including allowing minors to operate equipment or handle work items that put them at risk. Also, there are cases where they are employed for more hours during the day than federal law allows,” said Labor Department spokeswoman Karen Garnett-Sivlis.
It is worth noting that the child labor violations in question are the latest of many recent cases involving many franchises, especially in states where local governments are Republican.
Source: News Beast
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