Samsung is facing a fresh accusation that one of its
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it is looking into the allegation by China Labor Watch that its supplier Shinyang Electronics in Dongguan hired children and student workers under the legal working age.
The New York-based labor watchdog said children were hired during a busy production period, worked for 11 hours a day without overtime pay and without social insurance. They usually left employment after three to six months when demand from Samsung declined, but without any severance pay.
The accusation conflicts with Samsung's recent report on conditions at suppliers. It said no child labor was found by an external audit last year of about 100 Chinese suppliers.
That audit found 59 suppliers that did not provide safety equipment to employees. It also said excessive working hours were commonplace.
China Labor Watch said in 2012 that Samsung was turning a blind eye to child labor at its suppliers in
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