Samsung cares about maladministration in working conditions in China


Samsung responded to the allegations by China Labor Watch, in the works of manufacturing partners in China there are significant deficiencies in working conditions. The South Korean electronics giant shows in a statement that they have already been examined in September in four weeks with a total of 65,000 employees, 105 suppliers. 121 auditors should ensure that companies comply with Chinese laws and Samsung's own conduct. While no cases were found in which people were employed, who were younger than 18 years old. However, there have been some cases in which people had to pay more overtime than the rules allow. Also, there was punishment systems for staff, which appeared late or not in place.



The labor rights organization China Labor Watch was released in early September, a report on working conditions in manufacturing partners of Samsung and its own factories in China. In addition to child labor has therefore among other excessive and forced overtime, excessive chord work in long shifts, lack of or inadequate contracts, unpaid overtime minutes, verbal and physical abuse, discrimination against women, the elderly and, based on the origin and exploitation of casual workers.

Samsung claims to be currently working on plans to improve the working conditions, for example, for the new set of regulations, working hours and overtime to "safeguard the health and welfare of the people," as they say. Even if our own investigations have revealed no child labor, Samsung will make sure to avoid their being to employ minors. For it will provide, among other interviews in which - with the help of test devices - possible fake IDs are exposed. China Labor Watch Samsung had accused namely, some minors are specially procured ID cards to get into the factory, and the controls were inadequate.

By the end of this year, the Samsung partners to ensure that people who apply for a job, are not discriminated against. Irregularities in a contract are to be corrected, the employees will receive a copy of the contract. Penal systems must be abolished. The partners aim to improve the safety at the workplace and distribute their works first-aid kit. The officers are to be trained to avoid sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse. Hotlines will also be set up so that the workers can complain.

Samsung also plans to ensure that by the end of 2014 the overtime problem is eliminated. So shall not be full-time employees must complete more than 30 percent of their working overtime. Partner companies to be financially supported by Samsung to invest in additional equipment and jobs.

Currently, Samsung claims to be investigated another 144 suppliers in China. The investigations should be completed before the 2012th Next year, the working conditions are checked in 249 works based on the audit procedure of the organization Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC)

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