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South Korean workers detained in Hyundai plant raid to be freed and flown home

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103 points MilnerRoute | 1 comments | 07 Sep 25 13:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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givemeethekeys ◴[07 Sep 25 14:56 UTC] No.45158722[source]▶
I find it amazing that theres so much sympathy towards giant Korean megacorp here.

“Oh, maybe they got mixed up with the visa because language”. No they did not.

“Oh, maybe it’s really difficult to find local talent”. No it isn’t. Not for them.

There are many advantages for them to illegally fly in a whole Workforce. That is why they did it.

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joenot443 ◴[07 Sep 25 15:39 UTC] No.45159146[source]▶
I'm expecting this to be one of those American news stories where the public reaction is entirely dependent on the current party in power, right?

It feels weird for HN to be going to bat for a company abusing labor laws, am I missing something here?

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1. haswell ◴[07 Sep 25 16:32 UTC] No.45159677[source]▶
When the agency enforcing those labor laws is also blatantly violating the law while carrying out other highly publicized enforcement actions, they will be scrutinized for everything they do, including actions that were likely legal/necessary. That's part of the problem with the government breaking the law - legitimate actions are no longer seen as legitimate, because they have undermined themselves in the public eye.

I also don't think people are "going to bat for a company abusing labor laws" so much as they are highly suspicious of these enforcement actions given the complete lawlessness displayed elsewhere and imagine the possibility that there were more diplomatic solutions that still address the problem appropriately.