Monday, July 14, 2014

Samsung suspends China provider over child labor

SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Consumer electronics Co. said they have suspended business connections with a Chinese language supplier that apparently hired children.

The particular South Korean organization said in the blog Monday that will it had discovered possible evidence associated with child labor plus illegal hiring in Dongguan Shinyang Consumer electronics Co.

Samsung stated a week back it would urgently consider the Chinese provider carrying out the New York-based watchdog’s report that this hired children.


A woman passes by a billboard of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy 5 at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. AP FILE PHOTO


The far east Labor Watch stated children worked in Shinyang for 3 to 6 weeks to meet manufacturing targets during the period of well-known. The report arrived after Samsung stated its audit discovered no child work at hundreds associated with Chinese suppliers.

Samsung said Chinese government bodies are investigating the particular case and whenever the investigation discovers child labor, Samsung will permanently quit its business along with Shinyang.