The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against an Alabama auto parts manufacturer over alleged child labor practices, according to court documents filed Monday.
The documents allege that Alexander City-based SL Alabama LLC., is violating provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 “by employing oppressive child labor” by letting minors under the age of 16 work at the facility.
SL Alabama’s website indicates it is a “large manufacturer of headlights, rear combination lights, and side mirrors for large automobile manufacturing companies such as Hyundai and Kia,” and that its Alex City plant, one of three in the U.S., employs around 650 people.WSFA 12 News spoke with a representative of SL Alabama Tuesday afternoon and was told that the company was preparing a statement.
was filed in California against Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company after reports that the company used illegal child labor at a different Alabama parts supplier, SMART Alabama LLC., of Luverne.Copyright 2022 WSFA. All rights reserved.
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