Hyundai continues to face child labour allegations in U.S. supplier plants — via drivingdotca IndustryNews Hyundai
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Hyundai said it will investigate the new allegations as part of an ongoing review of operations. The revelations come five months after the news agency and US Labor Department found child labor violations at two other Alabama companies supplying the Korean automaker. Reuters said Friday some workers may be coming via human-trafficking networks, citing sources it didn’t name.Article content
Hwashin didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Phone calls to Ajin’s US offices went unanswered late Friday.In July, Reuters reported that Smart Alabama LLC, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, employed several minors at a metal-stamping plant, including a girl from Guatemala.
Earlier this year, Hyundai Chief Operating Officer Jose Munoz said the automaker would cut ties to SL Alabama and Smart. But since launching an internal investigation, the automaker decided “that robust, additional oversight is a better course at this time than severing ties with these suppliers” because of the “important economic role” they play in Alabama.
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