WASHINGTON—Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today led 32 Members of Congress in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to expand its investigation into violations of child labor law by U.S. automotive parts suppliers, as well as take enforcement action to ensure companies are not illegally employing children.
At least four automotive parts suppliers for Hyundai Motor Group have been found to have used child labor, according to recent media reports. The U.S. Department of Labor previously filed a federal court order against one Hyundai supplier, forcing them to stop using child labor in their plant. Reports show a widespread and systemic employment of migrant children—some as young as 12 years old—in Hyundai’s suppliers in the United States.
“It is abhorrent this activity continues even after a Department of Labor investigation. We urge DOL to take immediate action to rid Hyundai’s supply chain of child labor and hold those responsible to the fullest extent of the law,” the letter reads in part.
In addition to Kildee, the letter was signed by Representatives Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16), André Carson (IN-07), Judy Chu (CA-28), David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Jesús G. “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08),...
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