NEW YORK : Hyundai Motor Co said it is in talks with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve concerns about child workers in its U.S. supply chain, and the company is taking corrective actions after a Reuters investigation found children as young as 12 working in hazard-laden Alabama factories linked to the auto
In a statement late Tuesday, Hyundai told Reuters it has held a series of discussions with the Labor Department, which has been investigating a Hyundai subsidiary in Alabama and other parts suppliers to the automaker, and its sister brand Kia Corp, for potential child labor violations.
The Labor Department declined to comment on meetings or discussions with Hyundai. In a statement, a department spokesperson said it is"committed to ensuring employers understand their responsibility under the law and engages with employers to help them achieve compliance." "I have made clear that the use of child labor is abhorrent and unacceptable, and that there must be accountability," Sewell told Reuters in a statement. The congresswoman said she will continue working with Hyundai, federal regulators and autoworkers in Alabama to ensure that the automaker's actions"will be sufficient to prevent this from happening again."Hyundai is Alabama's top factory employer.
Then, in August, authorities raided SL Alabama LLC, another Hyundai supplier, and removed several children from the factory floor. Regulators fined SL and its labor recruiter. Hyundai said it took"immediate action" upon learning of violations at SMART Alabama and SL last year.Hyundai has visited or held talks with 29 supply plants across Alabama, and has required them to submit to independent third-party audits, the company said this week.
The child labor reports have put a spotlight on Hyundai's growing operations in the United States. Last year, it broke ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in Georgia.
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