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15-05-2024, 05:48 PM
Bloomberg reported on Saturday (11th) that Lakiera Walker, nine plaintiffs who are still in jail, and some well-known labor lawyers and unions jointly filed a class action lawsuit against Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, the state’s attorney general, and the prison. Commissioners and companies involved in forced labor, including Hyundai Motor supplier Ju-Young, and franchisees of KFC, McDonald's, and Wendy's.
Prison labor touches every corner of American life, from former slave plantations in Louisiana to high school auditorium equipment in Massachusetts to Russell Stover chocolate production in Kansas and Department of Motor Vehicles customer service in New York, according to reports. , during the COVID-19 epidemic, prisoners even participated in hospital laundry, mask production, and grave excavation.
In fact, earlier this year, the Associated Press found that prison labor was present in the supply chains of well-known companies such as Cargill, Coca-Cola, Kroger, Target, and Wal-Mart, although prisoners were working for themselves. When I worked in the prison, I sometimes received less than half a cent, but when I worked for a private company, I only received about US$2 (approximately NT$64) per hour.
https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4673587
Prison labor touches every corner of American life, from former slave plantations in Louisiana to high school auditorium equipment in Massachusetts to Russell Stover chocolate production in Kansas and Department of Motor Vehicles customer service in New York, according to reports. , during the COVID-19 epidemic, prisoners even participated in hospital laundry, mask production, and grave excavation.
In fact, earlier this year, the Associated Press found that prison labor was present in the supply chains of well-known companies such as Cargill, Coca-Cola, Kroger, Target, and Wal-Mart, although prisoners were working for themselves. When I worked in the prison, I sometimes received less than half a cent, but when I worked for a private company, I only received about US$2 (approximately NT$64) per hour.
https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4673587
