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The factory was still under construction. I suspect that a (legally entered) South Korean management team hired local subcontractors without understanding the
by Telemakhos 1y ago
The factory was still under construction. I suspect that a (legally entered) South Korean management team hired local subcontractors without understanding the oversight that would be required, and the subcontractors hired (non-Korean) undocumented aliens as often happens in construction.
Whistleblowers and local reporting [0] indicate lax safety standards in the construction of the plant, with three dead by May. OSHA has opened at least fifteen investigations into the construction site [1]. The latest story on OSHA investigations is dated today [2], and it mentions that OSHA did not receive reports of several accidents. That might well be because some of the injured were undocumented workers. That recent report mentions Glovis EV Logistics America by name and two unidentified subcontractors as targets of the OSHA investigation.
I would not be at all surprised if OSHA didn't have ICE raid this place to shut it down before more people got hurt.
[0] https://www.wjcl.com/article/hyundai-bryan-county-construction-worker-death-2/43784723 https://www.wjcl.com/article/hyundai-bryan-county-constructi...
[1] https://www.enr.com/articles/60802-third-fatality-recorded-at-hyundais-76b-metaplant-in-georgia https://www.enr.com/articles/60802-third-fatality-recorded-a...
[2] https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/09/05/osha-investigating-one-hyundai-affiliate-in-georgia https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/09/05/osha-investigating-one-h...