According to reports by the U.S. Department of Labor, a third-party company providing cleaning services for JBS employed at least 31 children, aged between 13 and 17, to perform hazardous tasks. These activities included cleaning high-risk motorized equipment during night shifts at thirteen facilities located across eight states in the US. The case was settled with a payment of USD 1.5 million by the subcontracted company, Packers Sanitation Services Inc.