"The New York State Department of Labor is launching an official investigation into the Twelve Tribes community located in Cambridge, NY based on an Inside Edition investigative report that aired on Friday, 6/1/18. The video showed children as young as six-years-old being put to work in farm and factory settings.

The public has put its trust in our agency to protect New York’s workers, and of all the labor violations we see, those against children are some of the most abhorrent. All children have the right to be protected. The Labor Department will aggressively enforce the state’s labor laws that guard all workers, especially children.”