UAW Chides Hyundai, Kia for Ties to Supplier in Child-Labor Case

Hyundai Group is coming under fire from organized labor for using a supplier to their non-union US plants that allegedly hired underage workers.

The United Auto Workers’ union called out Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. on Thursday for the sister companies’ ties to an Alabama parts maker which the Department of Labor alleged earlier this week uses child labor.

“Exploitation of children is shameful in any circumstance, but it is especially distressing to see it take place at a supplier to a major automotive company such as Hyundai,” UAW President Ray Curry said in a statement.

The Department of ...