Samsung supplier employs underage workers, says China Labor Watch

Samsung supplier employs underage workers, says China Labor Watch:






HEG Electronics, a Chinese factory that manufactures products for Samsung, Motorola, and LG, has been accused of knowingly employing underage workers and violating other labor laws. New York-based human rights group China Labor Watch claims a preliminary investigation uncovered seven factory workers under 16, including a girl who had no official identification but said she was 14. Based on later investigations and estimates, CLW estimates HEG could have between 50 and 100 underage workers in the 2,000-person factory, performing the work of adults while being paid 70 percent as much as their older counterparts.
Worse, the factory appears to have been aware it was employing underage workers. Since students working as "interns" are a large...
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