SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) -

Hyundai Motor ( HYMLF ) said on Friday that it will

investigate the employment practices by suppliers and their

subcontractors, after hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor ( HYMLF )

car battery facility under construction in the state

of Georgia were detained in a major raid by U.S. authorities.

"We take our responsibility as a corporate citizen

seriously, and incidents like this remind us of the importance

of robust oversight throughout our entire supply chain and

contractor network," the South Korean automaker said in a

statement.

It said its North America chief manufacturing officer, Chris

Susock, "will now assume governance of the entire megasite in

Georgia, and we will conduct an investigation to ensure all

suppliers and their subcontractors comply with all laws and

regulations."