Samsung Electronics will implement new measures to keep its Chinese suppliers compliant with labor laws after it completed a round of audits that found notable problems relating to labor policies, the company announced Monday. These included problems with overtime, but Samsung is also looking to ensure that its suppliers adopt hiring procedures to screen out underage workers. The company came under scrutiny in August when a labor watchdog group reported that its suppliers in China had hired seven workers under the age of 16.
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Samsung Leans on Suppliers to Fix Labor Issues
Posted by: Peter Suciu November 26, 2012 11:39 AMSamsung Electronics will implement new measures to keep its Chinese suppliers compliant with labor laws after it completed a round of audits that found notable problems relating to labor policies, the company announced Monday. These included problems with overtime, but Samsung is also looking to ensure that its suppliers adopt hiring procedures to screen out underage workers. The company came under scrutiny in August when a labor watchdog group reported that its suppliers in China had hired seven workers under the age of 16.