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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 | 2 comments | 07 Sep 25 13:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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mattnewton ◴[07 Sep 25 15:22 UTC] No.45158989[source]▶
It’s more exasperation at how ridiculous this process is, treating foreign labor like dangerous criminals by default.
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dazilcher ◴[07 Sep 25 15:36 UTC] No.45159113[source]▶
How do you suggest we should treat foreign illegal labor?
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mattnewton ◴[07 Sep 25 18:30 UTC] No.45160901[source]▶
In this case, give them and the company responsible a court summons?

Instead they detained all the Koreans in the building and appear to have used them as a negotiating chip in an upcoming “deal” with the government of South Korea. This is behavior we expect of a banana republic not an allied nation of laws.

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jacquesm[dead post] ◴[07 Sep 25 21:07 UTC] No.45162161[source]▶
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1. jleyank ◴[07 Sep 25 23:39 UTC] No.45163234[source]▶
Don’t forget ruling by decree.
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2. jacquesm ◴[07 Sep 25 23:49 UTC] No.45163320[source]▶
That was not meant as an exhaustive list, more like a sample, but yes, ruling by degree is a big one (as is ignoring parliament/congress).