Nation Company hired over 100 children as young as 13 to clean meat processing plants, DOL says February 28, 2023 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY Comments Off on Company hired over 100 children as young as 13 to clean meat processing plants, DOL says Child laborers in meat packing plants led Packers Sanitation Services to pay a $1.5 million fine after the feds found minors working "hazardous" jobs.