<ul><li>Smithfield Foods agrees to pay $2 million to settle claims of child labor violations at a Minnesota meat processing plant.</li><li>Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry identified 11 underage workers, aged 14 to 17, working late at night in hazardous conditions.</li><li>Smithfield denies knowingly hiring underage workers but agrees to the settlement to avoid prolonged litigation.</li><li>Child labor violations have been a focus of enforcement agencies in the meatpacking industry, with companies facing significant fines.</li></ul>

Smithfield pays $2M to settle child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant

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