A Hyundai supplier used child labor in a plant that supplies parts to the Korean automaker’s Montgomery factory.
Reuters is reporting that children as young as 12 have been recently employed at SMART Alabama in Luverne, which has supplied parts for Hyundai since 2003.
The story of the children came to light following the February 3 disappearance of a 14-year-old Guatemalan migrant child in Alabama, the news service stated.
The child was later found safe in Athens, Ga.
According to Reuters, the child & her 2 brothers, aged 12 & 15, all worked for the plant. After the publicity generated by the February disappearance case, SMART reportedly dismissed several underage workers, according to former employees.
Alabama & federal laws restrict minors under age 18 from working around dangerous machinery, while Alabama law requires children 17 and under to be enrolled in school.
SMART, in a statement, said it follows federal, state & local laws & “denies any allegation that it knowingly employed anyone who is ineligible for employment.”
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Source: AL.com
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