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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
27/02/2017
(Supplier Of Samsung)
Investigation has found wretched working conditions in unregulated artisanal mines where cobalt is extracted for smartphones: abundant child labor; as young as four years old working; 12-hour daily shifts; workers earning as little as 8p a day; desperately dangerous conditions; exposure to cobalt and dust fumes; mine tunnels are dug by hand by miners who have no protective equipment; recent death reported due to mine collapse.Katanga, Democratic Republic of the CongoSky NewsChild Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
27/08/2014JCY International
(Supplier Of Samsung)
Workers riot at JCY Int. factory, highlighting accusations of poor working conditions after the death of an employee.Johor MalaysiaReuters, Wall Street JournalDeaths, Negligence, Occupational Hazard
14/05/2014SamsungSamsung apologizes and sets up compensatory fund for 244 employees at chip and display plants who developed cancers and rare diseases linked to hazardous conditions, of whom 87 died.South KoreaDaily MailDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard
15/05/2013SamsungFemale worker at Samsung factory jumps off seventh floor to her death.Huizhou, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDeaths, Suicides
25/04/2013SamsungSamsung admits using tin sourced from Bangka Island, where unregulated tin mining depends on child labour, wrecks the environment and kills an estimated 150 miners every year.Bangka Island, IndonesiaThe GuardianChild Labor, Deaths, Occupational Hazard, Pollution
31/12/2012
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01/01/1993
SamsungStarting from 1993, a 6-year exposure to carcinogens (formaldehyde and phenol) caused ovarian cancer to young female worker at chip factory, resulting to her death in 2012 - Seoul Administrative Court says.South KoreaRT, Chicago TribuneDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard