Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: It has not yet been determined whether the detainees belong to ISIS or another organization
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Around 10 people of different nationalities, including Lebanese nationals, were detained
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese army arrested a number of people in the Matn area of Mount Lebanon with possession it has not disclosed
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: We have strong indications that there are martyrs, injuries, and trapped people in the Salah al-Din area
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Citizens should avoid Salah al-Din Street because anyone who approaches it is at risk of being directly targeted
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Reality is that there is a very limited retreat of the vehicles, with the occupation forces providing cover undeer fire up to Salah al-Din Street
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Claims that the Israeli occupation has withdrawn from areas in the neighborhoods of al-Zaytoun, al-Tuffah, and al-Shujaiya are false
Hamas: The two delegations stressed that any negotiations must lead to the achievement of our people's goals and aspirations, foremost among which is ending the war and the complete withdrawal of enemy forces
Hamas: A delegation from the Hamas leadership, led by the head of the leadership council, Mohammad Darwish, met with an Islamic Jihad delegation, headed by its Secretary-General, Ziyad al-Nakhalah

Alabama factory found to be using child labor - Reuters

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Reuters
  • 23 Jul 2022 12:50
  • 2 Shares
3 Min Read

Dozens of migrant children as young as 12 worked at an Alabama metal stamping plant, according to Reuters.

  • x
  • US factory accused of using child labor.
    US factory accused of using child labor.

A vehicle parts supplier for South Korean automaker Hyundai's assembly line in Montgomery, Alabama, was accused of using underage migrant labor, citing the minors' families, multiple factory employees, and police sources, in a Reuters investigation published on Friday.

According to one former employee, she worked "alongside about a dozen minors on her shift" for several years before leaving the Hyundai subsidiary for another plant. According to another source, there could have been up to 50 underage workers across different shifts, mostly migrants and some as young as 12.

The factory at the center of the scandal is SMART Alabama LLC, an auto parts manufacturer in Luverne, Alabama, that produces stamped metal parts for Hyundai's largest US-based assembly plant in nearby Montgomery.

Related News

What is Netanyahu smoking? Araghchi slams Israeli influence over US

Pentagon official assessment shifted US focus from Ukraine to China

The controversy began when a 13-year-old Guatemalan migrant child went missing from her family's home in Alabama in February, prompting an AMBER alert (Missing Person Alert). Her father and police officers who assisted in the search for the child told Reuters that she and her two brothers, ages 12 and 15, all worked at the plant. The girl had fled with a 21-year-old colleague, also a Guatemalan migrant who had been deported, to "look for other work opportunities."

Read next: Cadbury faces child labor claims on its cocoa farms

SMART is said to have fired all of its underage workers amid increased police and media scrutiny over the girl's disappearance. Reuters' investigation was unable to confirm the exact number of alleged child laborers, their employment terms, or working conditions. Local police claim they do not have the authority to investigate labor law violations, but they have notified the state attorney general's office of their findings.

Hyundai issued a statement on Friday in response to the damning allegations, claiming that the company "does not tolerate illegal employment practices at any Hyundai entity" and that it has "policies and procedures in place that require compliance with all local, state, and federal laws."

SMART, for its part, denied "any allegation that it knowingly employed anyone who is ineligible for employment," and pointed the finger at the staffing agencies it relies on to fill jobs, saying it expects them to "follow the law in recruiting, hiring, and placing workers on its premises."

  • United States
  • Alabama

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemeni air defenses repel substantial part of Israeli aggression

Yemeni air defenses confront Israeli aggression on Hodeidah

  • Politics
  • 7 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS