A team of Reuters reporters on Monday won a George Polk Award for reports that revealed the widespread use of child labor among suppliers to Hyundai Motor Co in the U.S. state of Alabama.
," has prompted at least 10 probes by U.S. and Alabama authorities into suppliers of Hyundai and sister brand Kia. The reporting was carried out over more than a year by journalists Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke and colleagues.
The Polk jury, awarding the prize in its "state reporting" category, said Reuters "sparked increased scrutiny from federal and state agencies and led Hyundai to demand more accountability from its suppliers." The recognition, among the top honors in U.S. journalism, is administered by Long Island University and emphasizes investigative reporting in the public interest.
In a series of in-depth reports and exclusives, the reporters showed that migrant children as young as 12 worked in dangerous Alabama factories to build parts for the Korean automakers.
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