Samsung recently commissioned an independent inspection of 100 of its suppliers in China. Surprise! Their working conditions are still dreadful.
Mercifully, the report does at least report that there’s currently no child labour used in the factories that manufacture Samsung products. But the rest makes for depressing reading.
Most of the factories fail to comply with China’s legally permitted overtime hours; a third don’t provide social insurance. In terms of physical threats, half have workers under the age of 18 handling hazardous chemicals; 33 fail to manage sewage and waste disposal properly; and three exceeded limits for dust and noise levels.
It’s the latest in Samsung via Wall Street Journal via Verge]
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