Child Labor: Young Children Working in Blueberry Fields, Some Retailers Sever Ties to Large Grower
News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:56 AM EDT Some store chains have stopped buying blueberries from a major company due to its use of child labor. Apparently child labor is used commonly in the fields by various... [read full story]
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Walmart...is embroiled in a child labour scandal in the United States, after children as young as five were found working on a farm that supplies blueberries to the company...Walmart and two other supermarket chains said they...
US blueberry farms accused of using children as pickers
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is embroiled in a child labour scandal in the United States, after children as young as five were found working on a farm that supplies blueberries to the company.
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