More Bad Press for Hyundai

[Tau]

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

 

[EdP]

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

Yes, those kids should be where they belong, working in the poultry plants. Not sure where the blame really lies. Check out where the cobalt in the EV comes from too.

 

[yurieu]

It's hard to choose, doing drugs, living in their parent's basements eating cheetoes, or working.

 

[Subzero13]

Yes, those kids should be where they belong, working in the poultry plants. Not sure where the blame really lies. Check out where the cobalt in the EV comes from too.

It just seems Hyundai is the punching bag. This happens a lot more than we would like and at other companies too.

 

[YEH]

Numerous industries (such as meatpackers) have ended up using child labor by using unscrupulous 3rd party hiring companies, but this doesn't excuse those parts manufacturers from the fact that they used one of these unscrupulous hiring companies or from their management not doing adequate checks.

Anyhow, regardless of bad press - Hyundai, Genesis and Kia.sales continue to grow with ADMs on their most popular models like the GV70, GV80, Telluride, Palisade, EV6 and Ioniq 5.