Hyundai gets bad press again!!

[SC Maintenance]

I politely disagree. I go to a lot of these types of plants every week - sometimes for as little as an hour. Some consider me just a supplier, some a contractor. Some I have to submit a current drug test if were doing any work. Any that are military contractors, even if that plant is not, they run me through the FBI database a couple days before. Its pretty easy in today's world to run the credentials of every person entering your plant for any reason through a screen, and many companies do, even for people that are going to be on site for a hour.

If Hyundai had ownership stake in this company its just as much their responsibility as anyone's IMHO, and not particularly difficult to screen who is there. Its a secure manufacturing facility, not the mall.

 

[slo town]

If you read what Hyundai said, in the story, they had strict compliance requirements with applicable laws like child labor laws.

Smart Alabama signed those agreements. Stated that they were in full compliance.

They lied to Hyundai, in other words.

So, it’s no different than you having a contract with somebody, and then that person does something criminal, even though you had a signed agreement that required them to obey the law.

If they told you that they obeyed the law, how would you become the criminal?

Kind of like Boeing and Spirit. Companies subcontract stuff to lower costs. Lower costs comes with some kind of "price".

Scott

 

[pbm]

If you read what Hyundai said, in the story, they had strict compliance requirements with applicable laws like child labor laws.

Smart Alabama signed those agreements. Stated that they were in full compliance.

They lied to Hyundai, in other words.

So, it’s no different than you having a contract with somebody, and then that person does something criminal, even though you had a signed agreement that required them to obey the law.

If they told you that they obeyed the law, how would you become the criminal?

I'll withhold judgement until I learn more facts....In America one used to be innocent until proven guilty but that was a different America.

 

[pbm]

You had to go to a forbidden topic now the thread will be locked.

What's forbidden about parental responsibility and parental rights?

 

[TumblrDucks]

This just remind us how important due diligence is - can't 100% trust what vendor/subcontractor claimed to you. Peer review from time to time is not a bad practice.

 

[SC Maintenance]

At first glance I thought this story was about a 13 year old working 60 hours a week for Hyundai but it's not, she worked for a third party parts supplier.

The "third party parts supplier" was partially owned by Hyundai. They sold their ownership stake after this incident.

Additionally, it seems Hyundai has admitted to it, as they fired the staffing company and changed their procedures.. So they have hopefully cleaned up their act, but the question was why be slack previously. Also no mention of any compensation to the victim.

Yes, I worked plenty of hours when I was 13. Still, 60 hours in a stamping plant for anyone is pretty rough.


This might be a more detailed article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai-alabama-child-labor-act-labor-deparment/

 

[dishdude]

Now you know why the manufacturing debris wasn't removed from the Theta II blocks causing them all to blow up. /s

 

[pbm]

I must be naive in thinking that this can't be happening in our country today while we rail about China's and others use of forced and child labor.
My concern is that this is but the tip of the iceberg.
I do find Hyundai's attempts to deny responsibility to be disingenuous at best.

A lot of things happening in our country today are similar to what happens in China, Russia etc...the sad thing is our media, 'journalists' and government agencies decide what they want to expose and what they want to cover up.

 

[4WD]

I'll withhold judgement until I learn more facts....In America one used to be innocent until proven guilty but that was a different America.

Or even beyond …

 

[Propflux01]

Reading articles written in the Luverne Journal, the problem seems to have originated when Smart LLC, the company that actually makes the car parts for Hyundai, employed the use of a local staffing agency named "Best Practices Solutions". Best Practices Solutions is the party responsible for hiring the underaged employees.

Smart LLC. ended their business relations with the staffing agency when they learned of the inappropriate practices. This investigation had been going on for quite some time and actually dates back to 2022.

It's common practice for these large companies to utilize staffing agencies for hiring their employees. If you want to work for BMW in Greenville, SC., you have to go through the SC department of labor to get a job there.

My question is how on earth do you hire a 13 year old kid when the requirement exists that you provide identification and proof of your legal status to work in this country. Somethings seriously wrong with our policies and procedures these days.

IDs can be forged easily. And many 13-year-olds nowadays, look much older.

 

[ZZman]

The "third party parts supplier" was partially owned by Hyundai. They sold their ownership stake after this incident.

Additionally, it seems Hyundai has admitted to it, as they fired the staffing company and changed their procedures.. So they have hopefully cleaned up their act, but the question was why be slack previously. Also no mention of any compensation to the victim.

Yes, I worked plenty of hours when I was 13. Still, 60 hours in a stamping plant for anyone is pretty rough.


This might be a more detailed article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai-alabama-child-labor-act-labor-deparment/

I am in my 60's and when I started working in my teens I was limited in hours I could work. I think it was 20-25 hours when school was in session and more in the summer.

 

[4WD]

This describes 90% of today’s media

 

[reemoeMO]

What’s the J stand for, never knew…

I don't believe anyone knows. Maybe it's like Harry S Truman, who didn't have a middle name; the S wasn't an initial.