Samsung's China Suppliers Failing Work Rules

Samsung Electronics, as part of its annual sustainability report, is taking almost sixty of its suppliers to task for failing to ensure proper work conditions.

In its annual sustainability report published on its website this week, the Korean smartphone maker said the majority of its suppliers did not comply with legally permitted work hours in China, according to a Bloomberg report. The company said 40 suppliers failed to hold evacuation drills while 50 demonstrated "inadequate efforts" in rolling out emergency response.

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Now there is a shocker.

If any of these companies respected these laws then they would not manufacture in Chine to begin with.

China not Chine

Pieter3dnow said:

China not Chine

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But it is Chine... en français.

Pieter3dnow said:

Now there is a shocker.

If any of these companies respected these laws then they would not manufacture in China to begin with.

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Um, it is the China law they were violating ... there is no international standard on work hours ... also, it is the workers themselves that force many of these violations ... personally I think that as long as overtime is voluntary and doesn't create a safety hazard then it should be up to the employee as to how much is too much (not the government, and not the employer) ... most Chinese workers live in dorms at their factories and only plan to stay there for a few years until they can take the money and return home ... allowing them overtime hours helps them accomplish this