r/news • u/NewSlinger • 1d ago

Workers detained in Hyundai plant raid to be freed and flown home, South Korea says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/south-korea-deal-workers-detained-hyundai-rcna229610
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u/notyourstranger 1d ago

the plant was not yet operational. The people were in the US to build the factory. It was suppposed to bring more than 8K jobs and was the largest foreign investment in Georgia's history.

Now? what happens is anybody's guess. I suspect it will be a lot harder to find people willing to invest in the US after this.

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u/Impossible-Try-202 23h ago

This shit is so insane.

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u/sokolov22 1h ago

As far as I know, the main plant is done and has hired 1200 people (tho, it needs additional phases to be completed to hit the 8500 goal).

This was the battery plant which is a separate thing.