ARAMARK Statement Regarding Texas Hawkers.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2000 Because of recent media attention, ARAMARK wants to explain its relationship with Texas Hawkers: -- ARAMARK has a long term contract with the Houston Astros “Astros” redirects here. For other uses, see Astros (disambiguation). The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The team is in the Central Division of the National League. to provide concession food and beverages, suite services, catering, retail merchandise and facility services at Enron Field. -- Texas Hawkers is a Houston company which provides food and beverage vendors at Enron Field, the Houston Astrodome as·tro·dome n. A transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which celestial observations are made for navigation. Noun 1. and various other recreation venues in Houston. -- ARAMARK is totally responsible for its relationship with Texas Hawkers. The Houston Astros are not involved in any way with Texas Hawkers. -- A review with the Department of Labor and Texas Hawkers is currently underway. Although there are allegations at this time, ARAMARK has zero tolerance The policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance and enhance deterrence. Since the 1980s the phrase zero tolerance has signified a philosophy toward illegal conduct that favors strict imposition of with any violations of the minimum wage and child labor laws Federal and state legislation that protects children by restricting the type and hours of work they perform. The specific purpose of child labor laws is to safeguard children against harm generally associated with child labor, such as exposure to hazardous, unsanitary, or . -- ARAMARK is reviewing Texas Hawkers' practices to ensure they comply with all minimum wage and child labor child labor, use of the young as workers in factories, farms, and mines. Child labor was first recognized as a social problem with the introduction of the factory system in late 18th-century Great Britain. requirements. |
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