Josh Hawley calls for federal investigation after whistleblower alleges child labor at Tyson Foods plant

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is urging President Donald Trump's Department of Labor to open an investigation into Tyson Foods on Tuesday after receiving a whistleblower report claiming the company employed child labor at one of its facilities.

Hawley wrote a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Tuesday, urging her to investigate the matter. He said his Senate Judiciary subcommittee opened its own investigation after being contacted by the whistleblower. 

Tyson plants in Tennessee and elsewhere have been the subject of child labor investigations in recent years.

"The whistleblower, a former Tyson Foods employee who oversaw plant safety, alleges that they personally witnessed under...