Samsung suppliers accused of Chinese labor violations

Written by

Youkyung Lee for for the Associated Press, via Yahoo:

Fresh off a billion-dollar loss in a patent fight with rival smartphone maker Apple, embattled Samsung Electronics Co. now finds itself accused by a labor rights group of mistreating workers in China and illegally using child labor. The New York based-China Labor Watch said its investigation into workplace conditions at eight factories in China showed some employees were working more than 100 hours per month of overtime and that children were knowingly employed.

The factories are owned by Samsung suppliers. Samsung says it is undertaking a review of labor policies with its suppliers.



  • Buckeyestar

    Copying Apple again? ;)

  • Dalton

    Someone call Mike Daisey.

  • http://bobmartens.net/ Bob Martens

    When is the NY Times piece of this? Should I look in this Sunday’s paper?

  • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

    A little public outrage from die-hard Android fans would be refreshing. Novel, even.

  • Player_16

    “Social change. Supplier responsibility … We want to be the MOST transparent company … We put out a monthly report … and we HOPE people copy.” Tim Cook.

    Samsung might need to start copying Apple’s methods of ‘Social Change’ since Tim says it would be OK.