The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. It must also set aside $1.5 million to help the immigrant minors who were illegally employed.

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The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. It must also set aside $1.5 million to help the immigrant minors who were illegally employed.

Immigrant children as young as 14 were found working illegally amid dangerous heavy equipment at a Tennessee firm that makes parts for lawn mowers sold by John Deere and other companies, according to Labor Department officials.

The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. As part of a consent agreement with the federal government, the company is also required to set aside $1.5 million to help the children who were illegally employed. Ryan Pott, general counsel for Tuff Torq’s majority owner, the Japanese firm Yanmar, acknowledged the violations to NBC News.

  • @lefaucet@slrpnk.netEnglish
    6•8 months ago

    How can we get the ‘migrants are taking our jobs’ crowd to start taking their anger out on John Deere?

    • @M0oP0o@mander.xyzOPEnglish
      2•8 months ago

      Weird part with this one was that they where a factor in this coming to light. I still don’t know how people can be pro john deer but it is fascinating that it does not seem a single subset of people where left out if looking for reasons to dislike john deer.