Kosher Meat Plant Faces Child Labor Allegations

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 09/10/2008 - 10:39am

State officials in Iowa filed charges Tuesday against top executives of Agriprocessors, the Kosher meatpacking plant raided by immigration agents last May.

The state accuses the owner and managers of the plant with more than 9,000 counts of child labor violations.

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