State investigators have found child labor law violations involving 12 minors working at a cosmetics packaging shop run by a New York religious community and are expanding their probe to eight other sites affiliated with the group, officials said Tuesday. The TV show said Common Sense Farm packages cosmetics for companies like Acure and Savannah Bee that are sold by major retailers. "Every child under the age of 18 in this state has a right to be protected by the Child Labor Law, and we take our enforcement responsibilities seriously," labor commissioner Roberta Reardon said Tuesday in a prepared statement. "Children are our most valuable asset and compliance with the Child Labor Law is not discretionary — it's mandatory." "Likening those moments to oppressive industrial child labor that happens in 3rd world countries, not only takes them out of context but is also sadly inaccurate," Robert Racine of the community wrote.

Source: Fox News June 05, 2018 14:20 UTC