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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
28/08/2014HEG Technology Co., Ltd
(Supplier Of Samsung)
117 children working at the factory (10 of them being below 16); exhaustive 12 hour daily shifts on their feet, including compulsory overtime reaching to 4-5 hours.Chenjiang, Huizhou, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Wages
30/11/2012
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01/10/2012
Chitwing Mould Industry (Dongguan) Co., Ltd
(Supplier Of Samsung)
Egregious violations at factory (5.000 workers) manufacturing cell phone covers: workers consistently working over 220 hours of overtime for the past few months (six times the 36 hour overtime legal limit); minimum daily factory stay is 12 hours; 14-15 hour work days; some work for 16 hours/day; base salary (1100 RMB -$176); workers dependent on overtime to make a living-wage; 200 student workers in the summer.  Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
31/08/2012
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01/05/2012
SamsungReport uncovers legal violations and labor abuses in 6 Samsung factories producing electronics: exhaustive working conditions; factory reaching 186 hours/month during peak season; work well over 100 hours of overtime/month in 5 factories; in all factories overtime surpasses the legal limit (36 hours/month); hiring of child workers in 3 factories; 11-12 hour shifts.ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages
01/02/2007Shenzhen Yonghong
(Supplier Of Samsung)
Labor violations at electronics manufacturer: over 200 children workers hired under the age of 16; required to work 1.5 hours daily without pay; normal work 13 hours/day for 30 days (390 hours/month); more than 400 hours/month during peak seasons, 60 of those without pay; no gloves, masks and proper ergonomics in workplace; hand, eye and other bodily injuries.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages