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DoL Photos Show Children Illegally Working in U.S. Slaughterhouse

In February, the labor department fined PSSI $1.5m for employing at least 102 children ages 13 to 17 across 13 meat-packing plants in eight states.

This photo, included in DoL court filings in November, 2022, shows a Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employee at the JBS Beef Plant in Grand Island, Nebraska. Photo: U.S. Department of Labor, taken by WHI Lopez

U.S. Truck Drivers Push for Better Working Conditions: ‘We’ve Lost Our Patience’

Adjusted for inflation, the average pay for a truck driver in the U.S. in 1980 was about $110,000 annually, compared with about $48,000 in 2023.

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Watch: Overcoming Distributors' Challenges With Technology

Will Quinn, director of industry solutions and strategy at Infor, outlines the technology needed to deal with the labor shortage and other issues faced by distributors.

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Warehouses Are on a Journey to Going ‘Dark.’ How Long a Trip Will It Be?

Warehouse work is boring and numbingly repetitive. So why not turn the whole thing over to machines?

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Watch: What's Happening in the WMS Space?

The need to engage the average warehouse worker with technology has intensified dramatically, says Lori Keston, sales account executive at Generix Group North America.

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Watch: Investing in Technology in Times of Crisis

Is this the time for companies to hunker down and delay investing in technology, just to survive current crises? No way, says Shari Christofferson, president of Connect.

Shari Christofferson

New Law Would Require Canadian Businesses to Provide Annual Reports on Forced Labor

If passed, the law would compel Canadian companies and governmental bodies to provide annual reports outlining their efforts to reduce the use of forced or child labor.

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Lawmakers Ask the SEC to Investigate Shein's Supply Chain Before its Reported IPO

Bipartisan lawmakers are asking the SEC to confirm Shein does not use forced labor from China’s Muslim Uyghur population.

A SHEIN e-commerce distribution center in Whitestown, Indiana, November 2022. Photo: iStock.com/jetcityimage

U.S. Rail Companies Grant Paid Sick Days After Public Pressure

For years, freight rail workers weren’t allowed to call in sick the morning of their shift.

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Podcast | There Are No Shortcuts to Supply Chain Due Diligence

When it comes to unethical behavior by one’s supply chain partners, no matter how deep up the tiers you go, ignorance is no excuse.

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Amazon Under Fire from OSHA Over High Worker Injury Rates

OSHA investigations are currently underway at more than 10 Amazon locations, with pending inspections reportedly planned for dozens of other Amazon facilities.

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Ten Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, the Risk of a Similar Disaster Persists

Ten years on from the Rana Plaza factory collapse, governmental bodies around the globe are taking on more responsibility for worker safety and corporate due diligence. But it's not enough.

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