The Labor Department filed a lawsuit accusing Hyundai, one of its suppliers and a staffing company of jointly employing a 13. The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a court order against Hyundai and two suppliers in Alabama The Department alleges that Hyundai's auto parts suppliers used child workers supplied by a.
A Reuters investigation found child workers throughout Hyundai and Kia's supply chain in Alabama. State and federal authorities are probing their suppliers. News Release US Department of Labor files complaint to stop Hyundai manufacturer, partners from using, profiting from oppressive child labor Alleges 3 companies jointly employed child who worked up to 60 hours a week making auto parts Read this news release En Español.
It also requires training materials to be provided to employees and subcontractors to ensure compliance with child labor laws, quarterly trainings provided by a third party for three years, and sanctions on any management found responsible for violations. SL Alabama, which is based in Alexander City, supplied parts to Hyundai, as well as Kia. The U.S.
Department of Labor is suing South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co., an auto parts plant and a recruiting company after finding a 13. The U.S. Department of Labor filed a complaint against a Hyundai manufacturing plant in Alabama that allegedly employed a 13.
The US Department of Labor filed a complaint on May 30, 2024, to prevent three Alabama companies, including a Hyundai U.S. assembly and manufacturing plant, from employing children illegally. The U.S.
Department of Labor wants a federal judge to prevent Hyundai and two other Alabama companies from what the government contends is the illegal employment of children. A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of the factory.