Walmart embroiled in child labour scandal (2024)

Stephen Foley in New York

Mon 2 Nov 2009 at 06:00

WALMART, the world's largest retailer, is embroiled in a child labour scandal in the US, after children as young as five were found working on a farm that supplies blueberries to the company.

The revelations came as federal authorities said spot checks on farms in the state of Michigan found that more than half were violating child labour or migrant housing rules.

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Walmart embroiled in child labour scandal (2024)

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