Samsung suspends China supplier over child labor

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-EXCITE

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said it has suspended business ties with a Chinese supplier that allegedly hired children.

The South Korean company, which is the world's biggest smartphone maker, said in its blog Monday that it had found possible evidence of child labor and illegal hiring at Dongguan Shinyang Electronics Co.

Samsung said last week it would urgently look into the Chinese supplier following a New York-based watchdog's report that it hired at least five children under the age of 16.

China Labor Watch said children as well as minors under 18 worked at Shinyang for three to six months to meet production targets during a period of high demand. The watchdog said the child workers were paid for 10 hours a day but worked 11 hours.

FULL story at link.

Samsung's statement: http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=38650
Full report by China Labor Watch: http://chinalaborwatch.org/pdf/2014.07.10_Shinyang_Electronics_report__FINAL.pdf


Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20140714/as-skorea-samsung-child-labor-b847d9f1e8.html

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Samsung is big enough

And influential enough in industry to drive it as a new manufacturer's certification. From working on the Conflict Minerals Resolution and staying engaged on the continued maintenance and implementation I've seen first hand how how energized they were by the challenge. This one would a nice little add on to require OEMs and ODMs abroad to certify to.

[Squinch]

2. I think I'll look for Samsung electronics from now on.

[onehandle]

4. American Apple spearheaded the anti-slave, anti-child labor push in China.

Samsung was forced to even comment on the problem, years after Apple.

Apple = The Democrats of Tech

Samsung = The Republicans of Tech

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. Interesting anology, except that Samsung = S Korea, Apple = American

But I agree otherwise with the sentiment regarding company gestalt.

[wolfie001]

3. "Those jobs are never coming back".........S. Jobs

What a prick.