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In February 2023, Hyundai entered talks with the Department of Labor to ensure compliance with child labor regulations. [9] A group of 33 members of Congress, led by Democratic Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee, wrote to urge the Department of Labor to "take immediate action to rid Hyundai's supply chain of child labor."
The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday accused a Korean-owned auto parts maker and supplier of Hyundai Motor Co of violating federal child labor laws at an Alabama factory, federal court filings ...
The U.S. Department of Labor wants a federal judge to prevent Hyundai and two other Alabama companies from what the government contends is the illegal employment of children. The complaint filed ...
It follows a July 22 Reuters report that said SMART Alabama LLC, a Hyundai subsidiary in Alabama responsible for supplying parts for the carmaker’s Montgomery assembly line, used child labor at ...
The main law regulating child labor in the United States is the Fair Labor Standards Act.For non-agricultural jobs, children under 14 may not be employed, children between 14 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and children between 16 and 17 may be employed for unlimited hours in non-hazardous occupations. [2]
Hyundai and its suppliers had been the subjects of a series of investigations by news service Reuters into the use of child labor in Alabama. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at ...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the cornerstone law of U.S. child labor protection, was originally enacted in 1938 to address the widespread abuse and injury suffered by industrial working children. [3] At the time, family farmwork was common, and so the bill carved out lighter standards for kids working in agriculture. [3]
The federal action comes months after customers sued Hyundai over another subsidiary accused of using child labor. Teens as young as 13 worked at Kia, Hyundai parts manufacturer in Alabama, feds ...