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One of Chick-fil-A’s major poultry providers was recently fined for repeated child labor law violations, with children as young as 13 working at an Alabama-based facility. Chick-fil-A, the nation’s largest chicken sandwich quick service restaurant with 3,000 locations worldwide, buys chicken from Mar-Jac Poultry, according to legal filings. Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor […]

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Mar-Jac Poultry, Chick-fil-A’s chicken provider, fined for child labor

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