Controversies
The company has attracted notice in the press over the years for its labor practices.
In August 2011, the main distribution center for Hershey candies was subjected to a strike by about 400 young foreign workers brought to the United States under the J1 "cultural exchange" visa program. The center in Palmyra, Pennsylvania was run for Hershey by Exel. Exel in turn subcontracted the staffing of the center to another firm SHS OnSite Solutions based in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. The students were recruited by yet another organization called the Council on Educational Travel (CETUSA).
In 2012, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Excel almost $300,000 for willfully failing to record and report on-the-job injuries for four years.
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