Chep pledges crackdown on undocumented workers

By Brian Frederick

(Oct. 13, 12:19 p.m.) Orlando, Fla.-based Chep USA has signed an agreement with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, pledging to weed out undocumented workers.

By signing the ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers in September, Chep agrees to train its staff on best hiring practice and use federal government screening tools to ensure employees have legal work authorization, said director of human resources operations Thomasina Kennedy.

“We did it because it’s the right thing to do,â€