The family of the Guatemalan minor who died in the Mississippi poultry plant sues the company. Duvan Robert Tomás Pérez, a 16-year-old Guatemalan, died while cleaning equipment at the Mar-Jac poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

It is illegal for minors to work in slaughterhouses, considered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to be one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. At least nine times in the past three years, American citizens have complained about working conditions at the plant.