(Adds to headline)By Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke and Joshua SchneyerNEW YORK : Thirty-three members of Congress are urging the U.S. Labor Secretary to seek strong and swift penalties against those responsible for child labor in automotive plants after a Reuters investigation found kids as young
NEW YORK : Thirty-three members of Congress are urging the U.S. Labor Secretary to seek strong and swift penalties against those responsible for child labor in automotive plants after a Reuters investigation found kids as young as 12 working in Alabama factories that make parts for Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Corp.
Reuters found staffing firms had placed minors in metal-working factories, where the kids' ages and amputation hazards and other risks make their employment illegal. "This is shocking, disturbing and has no place in the U.S.," the letter said. It cited Reuters findings, including accounts by adult workers at some plants who said they raised concerns about children working, but were ignored by plant managers.
Hyundai and Kia, which assembles its U.S.-made vehicles in Georgia, rely heavily on deliveries of auto parts from an extensive network of mostly Korean-owned manufacturing plants in the region.
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