Hyundai–Kia Suppliers Employing Kids … In USA
“Children worked for at least four Alabama parts suppliers to Hyundai and Kia in recent years,” the news organization found. “Staffing agencies placed migrant minors in plants where regulations ban kids from working. State and federal authorities are investigating.” Government investigators are now exploring whether or not several other supply chain companies have employed children in Alabama.
This isn’t a cleantech topic, per se, but it seemed like a story we couldn’t skip. We should be long past the issue of. Of course, some capitalists would love to go back to the era of rampant child labor — and some apparently have already decided to do so. Despite hearing from other former employees and parents of children who reportedly worked at these facilities, the PR firm for a couple of the suppliers claimed that they didn’t hire anyone below a legally employable age “to the best of our knowledge” and it was the policy of these companies, Hwashin and Ajin, to forbid any such hiring. While this is the firstinvestigation discovering child labor at Hwashin and Ajin, it’s not the investigation team’s first rodeo in Alabama.
As bad as Hyundai and Kia may look here, or at least their suppliers, the fact is there’s been an informal system in place that may be the top culprit. Interviewing more than 100 people with some connection or another to the situation — from labor recruiters to state and federal officials — theinvestigators found that minors who had immigrated to the USA without parents or guardians had obtained fake IDs, “sometimes with the help of staffing firms themselves,” and then been fed into these jobs.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Anchorage business is one of the largest suppliers of poinsettias across Alaska“Poinsettias have been around for half a century and they’re very popular, their colors are beautiful and vibrant and really help to bring the Christmas season to your home,' Bell's Nursery owner Mike Mosesian said.
Read more »
Montgomery County first responders donate thousands of toys to kids in the hospitalFirst responders in Montgomery County will donate close to 10,000 toys Sunday to children in area hospitals.
Read more »
Inside Ben & JLo's Kids' Relationship Ahead of First Blended ChristmasJennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's kids are thriving as a blended family.
Read more »
Lil Wayne Wishes 150 New Orleans Kids ‘A Very Weezy Christmas’ With Gift of Sports Equipment.LilTunechi invited children out for a special day at Dave & Buster’s, which included a visit from Santa himself.
Read more »
Elf in Louisiana family's home goes missing: Dog looks guilty, kids are cryingA Louisiana family's beloved 'Elf on the Shelf'' went missing after the four-year-old dog ate it off the kitchen counter. Kids were devastated (a new elf eventually showed up) — and dog was fine.
Read more »
Kids vs. Aliens' Trailer Sounds Its Battle Cry: 'F*ck Space!'Jason Eisener's comedy pits extraterrestrials against a pack of nerdy sci-fi fans when it arrives January 20.
Read more »