Flyer distributor charged with 2,400 breaches of Victoria’s child labour laws

Ive Distribution allegedly hired more 400 children aged under 15 between July and September 2022

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One of Australia’s largest catalogue distribution companies has been hit with more than 2,400 criminal charges for allegedly breaching Victorian child employment laws, by allegedly hiring youths aged under 15 without permits.

The state’s wage regulator, Wage Inspectorate Victoria, has filed the 2,425 criminal charges against Ive Distribution Pty Ltd in the Melbourne magistrates court.

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