Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) on Friday offered a motion on the House floor to effectively prohibit the 15 day advance notice the Department of Labor (DOL) agreed to give Wal-Mart stores before investigating for possible child labor violations. The agreement was part of a settlement reached between DOL and Wal-Mart in January after Wal-Mart was found guilty of child labor laws in 3 states - Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Arkansas.
"Granting a two-week advance notice is essentially daring repeated child labor law violators like Wal-Mart to conceal any further violations," said DeLauro. "It is evident from the additional child labor violations recently found at Wal-Mart stores in Connecticut that this company refuses to comply with labor laws designed to protect our children."
Posted by Brendan - June 27, 2005 09:13 AM - In The News