LG, Hyundai distance themselves from workers' legal actions over Georgia raid
LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group are distancing themselves from the legal actions of workers against the U.S. government over their detention during last year’s immigration raid at the companies’ joint battery plant in Georgia. An LG Energy Solution official told The Korea Times Wednesday that the company was not aware that employees were taking legal action until media reports emerged…
Two major South Korean conglomerates, LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group, have distanced themselves from the legal actions taken by workers against the U.S. government in response to a detention incident at their joint battery plant in Georgia last year. An LG Energy Solution spokesperson confirmed that the company became aware of the workers' legal actions only after media reports surfaced, and stated that they would not intervene as the legal proceedings were initiated by individual workers' decisions.
Similarly, a Hyundai Motor Group representative affirmed that none of their employees were among those detained, and reiterated that the company is not involved in any individual workers' legal actions. Earlier this week, CNN reported that over 300 Korean workers detained during the raid had commenced filing administrative claims with nine federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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