> I would think criminal charges are warranted for importing 12 and 13 year-olds for labor. I don't see where any children were "imported". Instead it seems l

> I would think criminal charges are warranted for importing 12 and 13 year-olds for labor. I don't see where any children were "imported". Instead it seems like some 13-16 year olds got jobs. (Note, none of the children were 12). You brought up consent (which later responses delve into 'parental consent') and I have no clue what the parents thought. Still, they did violate child labor laws and should be punished. I agree with that principle. The consequences didn't seem that mild. They paid a fine of $7,000 per minor. They agreed to destroy any products the children were involved in producing. They implemented new methods to prevent this in the future. They fired the third party staffing agency that found the children (and which I would agree should have other consequences). And, far from "firing low-level managers", the president of the factory was fired.