Reuters reports that children as young as 12 have been recently employed at SMART Alabama in Luverne, which has supplied parts for Hyundai since 2003. The story came to light following the February disappearance of a 14-year-old Guatemalan migrant child.
that children as young as 12 have been recently employed at SMART Alabama in Luverne, which has supplied parts for Hyundai since 2003.
According to Reuters, the child and her two brothers, aged 12 and 15, all worked for the plant. After the publicity generated by the February disappearance case, SMART reportedly dismissed several underage workers, according to former employees.
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