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Hyundai caught using child labor at US parts factory

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Investigation by global news agency Reuters have found examples of children as young as 12 working for a Hyundai-owned parts supplier in the US. 0 See 7 pictures Authorities have been warned for several instances of child labor being used at a North American subsidiary of auto parts supplier Hyundai. Special investigation by news agency Reuters found examples of 12-year-old children working at Hyundai’s parts manufacturing facility, who had previously registered offenses for “crush danger and amputation.” See 7 pictures “ Reuters learned about underage workers at a Hyundai-owned supplier following the brief disappearance of a Guatemalan migrant child in February from his family home in Alabama,” the news agency reported in its exclusive story written by journalists Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke. “The girl, who turned 14 this month, and her two brothers, aged 12 and 15, all worked in factories earlier this year and did not attend school, according to people famil

The moon becomes a 'stop' for humans to travel to other parts of the solar system

The moon could be a huge rocket swap and a stopping point for humans to travel to other parts of the solar system in 2069 – the 100th anniversary of the first moon landing. This month marks 53 years since humanity made the giant leap and NASA’s Apollo 11 mission placed US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the brightest satellite on Earth. Now space scientists around the world are considering how the moon could become a “changeable” launch pad for the next half century. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “You’re not too far away (from thinking there might be) a Maccas drive-through,” jokes Swinburne University of Technology astrophysicist Sara Webb. Currently, scientists are trying to calculate whether it is possible to put a space station into orbit around the moon, with a view to sending people to Mars or even further into space. “I think that will be the future. Our next step from Earth is to figure out how we can use t