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Did I miss something? Was that the case here? I personally worked like 20-30 hrs a week and went to school as well lol

• detaro 4y ago
  From the original reuters report (linked from the article): > The girl, who turns 14 this month, and her two brothers, aged 12 and 15, all worked at the plant earlier this year and weren't going to school, according to people familiar with their employment. Their father, Pedro Tzi, confirmed these people's account in an interview with Reuters. [...] > Pedro Tzi's children, who have now enrolled for the upcoming school term, were among a larger cohort of underage workers who found jobs at the Hyundai-owned supplier over the past few years, according to interviews with a dozen former and current plant employees and labor recruiters. > Several of these minors, they said, have foregone schooling in order to work long shifts at the plant,
  • watwut 4y ago
    If the company framed it as a homeschool plus internship, there would be no issue for them.