South Koreans reject child labor in the US

[Ringo]

"Korean automaker Hyundai will terminate contracts with its suppliers from Alabama, USA, after cases of child labor exploitation were revealed there"

EXCLUSIVE-Korean auto giant Hyundai investigating child labor in its U.S. supply chain

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On the right road to the "true capitalism" of 150 years ago!
I hope it's not like in the old photos:
"An employee of an oyster processing plant. Girls age from 6 to 10 years. South Carolina 1912."

 

[mamooth]

<libertarian>
Why do you hate capitalism? If the free market wants child labor, then that's a good thing.
</libertarian>

 

[citygator]

The metamorphosis of the red states to 3rd world country is nearly complete.

 

[Silent Warrior]

The metamorphosis of the red states to 3rd world country is nearly complete.

LOL. Been to California lately. Stop in at San Francisco. Just don't wear your good shoes downtown. There is third world living at it's finest.

 

[whitehall]

1912 photos? Say what? S.K. doesn't have the greatest record about child labor or anything else for that matter. Why would they suddenly give a damn about allegations that illegal aliens are working in the U.S. Why don't we ship a boat load of illegals to Korea?

 

[citygator]

LOL. Been to California lately. Stop in at San Francisco. Just don't wear your good shoes downtown. There is third world living at it's finest.

I have been to San Francisco recently on vacation. 3 days in the city and 2 out at Yosemite. Was great. Very lovely city. When were you there?

 

[Silent Warrior]

I have been to San Francisco recently on vacation. 3 days in the city and 2 out at Yosemite. Was great. Very lovely city. When were you there?

You must have been in a different part of the city than I was. Couldn't walk down some streets because of the blockage by tents and filth.

 

[citygator]

You must have been in a different part of the city than I was. Couldn't walk down some streets because of the blockage by tents and filth.

Where the fuck were you? Here are a few pics from my trip:

I don’t think you’ve ever been there.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

A larger, more recent investigation. Appears that this is still going on despite Hyundai denials? A very long article..but worth reading if the subject interests you--one take-away is that the issue appears to be the staffing agencies habit of sending young teens to work :

Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama

A Reuters investigation found child workers throughout Hyundai and Kia's supply chain in Alabama. State and federal authorities are probing their suppliers.

www.reuters.com

The employment of children at Hwashin and Ajin hasn’t been previously reported. The news follows a Reuters report in July that revealed the use of child workers, one as young as 12, by SMART Alabama LLC, a Hyundai subsidiary in the south Alabama town of Luverne. In August, the U.S. Department of Labor said that SL Alabama LLC, another Hyundai supplier and a unit of South Korea’s SL Corp, employed underage workers, including a 13-year-old, at its factory in Alexander City.
Since then, as many as 10 Alabama plants that supply parts to Hyundai or Kia have been investigated for child labor by various state and federal law enforcement or regulatory agencies, according to two people familiar with the probes. The investigations are being conducted across small towns and rural outposts where many of the suppliers and the job recruiters that staff them are located. It isn’t yet clear whether the probes will lead to criminal charges, fines or other penalties, the two people said.
On Aug. 22 a team of Labor Department and Alabama state inspectors arrived unannounced at one of Ajin’s plants, according to people familiar with the operation. As the team arrived, workers rushed out the back and left the premises before they could be questioned, one of the inspectors told a meeting of Alabama’s anti-human trafficking task force last month, according to two people who attended. The inspection hasn’t previously been reported.

 

[22lcidw]

A larger, more recent investigation. Appears that this is still going on despite Hyundai denials? A very long article..but worth reading if the subject interests you--one take-away is that the issue appears to be the staffing agencies habit of sending young teens to work :

Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama

A Reuters investigation found child workers throughout Hyundai and Kia's supply chain in Alabama. State and federal authorities are probing their suppliers.

www.reuters.com

The employment of children at Hwashin and Ajin hasn’t been previously reported. The news follows a Reuters report in July that revealed the use of child workers, one as young as 12, by SMART Alabama LLC, a Hyundai subsidiary in the south Alabama town of Luverne. In August, the U.S. Department of Labor said that SL Alabama LLC, another Hyundai supplier and a unit of South Korea’s SL Corp, employed underage workers, including a 13-year-old, at its factory in Alexander City.
Since then, as many as 10 Alabama plants that supply parts to Hyundai or Kia have been investigated for child labor by various state and federal law enforcement or regulatory agencies, according to two people familiar with the probes. The investigations are being conducted across small towns and rural outposts where many of the suppliers and the job recruiters that staff them are located. It isn’t yet clear whether the probes will lead to criminal charges, fines or other penalties, the two people said.
On Aug. 22 a team of Labor Department and Alabama state inspectors arrived unannounced at one of Ajin’s plants, according to people familiar with the operation. As the team arrived, workers rushed out the back and left the premises before they could be questioned, one of the inspectors told a meeting of Alabama’s anti-human trafficking task force last month, according to two people who attended. The inspection hasn’t previously been reported.

When American started purchasing Asian designed and produced vehicles, a high percentage purchased in the United States were from then Progressive Socialists. This increased in a huge way from the two oil shocks in the 1970's. The American Auto unions which were always promoted by the Progressive Socialists were partly the blame. It was not just the Auto owners as the drivel that svelte Stalin acolyte Michael Moore shovels out while shoveling unscrupulous amounts of edible products into his piehole.

 

[struth]

Where the fuck were you? Here are a few pics from my trip:

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I don’t think you’ve ever been there.

i think you pulled those pics off the internet.

 

[Jarlaxle]

When American started purchasing Asian designed and produced vehicles, a high percentage purchased in the United States were from then Progressive Socialists. This increased in a huge way from the two oil shocks in the 1970's. The American Auto unions which were always promoted by the Progressive Socialists were partly the blame. It was not just the Auto owners as the drivel that svelte Stalin acolyte Michael Moore shovels out while shoveling unscrupulous amounts of edible products into his piehole.

What.