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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: 0.019s | 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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adolph ◴[07 Sep 25 15:40 UTC] No.45159155[source]▶
> amazing that theres so much sympathy towards giant Korean megacorp

At some level stories are told in a way in which there is a good-guy and a bad-guy and the megacorp drew the good-guy straw this time. It was just a few years ago a Hyundai owned subsidiary was caught in the US employing underage people from Guatemala [0].

0. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immi...

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mattnewton ◴[07 Sep 25 18:35 UTC] No.45160946[source]▶
When that happened, did they give the company a court date or did they raid the factory and detain the children? That’s the difference here.
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1. adolph ◴[08 Sep 25 00:35 UTC] No.45163633[source]▶
The article insinuates an unannounced visit:

After Reuters documented the disappearance of the young girl who worked at SMART, a team of state and federal authorities conducted the Aug. 9 inspection at SL, in Alexander City. They discovered seven minors there, including the two Guatemalan brothers, among employees making lights and mirrors for Hyundai and Kia. Alabama’s Department of Labor fined SL and JK USA Inc, a staffing agency, $17,800 each.

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2. mattnewton ◴[08 Sep 25 04:29 UTC] No.45164637[source]▶
So it sounds like they gave them a fine and potentially a court date instead of taking hostages. That's my point.