In a new complaint, the department alleges Best Practice, a staffing agency, sent the child to work at SMART Alabama, which provided car parts to Hyundai.
The complaint alleges all three companies were responsible for employing the child.
“We are reviewing the new lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend the company,” Hyundai said in a statement provided to CNN.
The complaint, filed in an Alabama federal court, seeks an order requiring the companies to release any profits related to the use of child labor as well as an order to stop any future use of child labor.
Hyundai and its suppliers had been the subjects of a series of investigations by news service Reuters into the use of child labor in Alabama.
Persons:
Jessica Looman, ” Hyundai, “, Hyundai
Organizations:
CNN, United States Department of Labor, Hyundai, SMART Alabama, Fair Labor, Reuters
Locations:
Alabama, United States, America