Samsung faced some serious allegations surrounding the plants of its Chinese contractor HEG Electronics earlier this month, including potentially dire accusations that HEG was employing child labor. The Korean firm promised audits to set the record straight, and we're seeing the first fruits of those inspections today. The results were decidedly mixed. While there weren't any underage workers when Samsung visited, it did find HEG staff working excessive overtime, some unsafe practices and a system that punished late workers with fines.
Engadget , Samsung finishes initial Chinese factory audits, plans long-term solutions to labor woes, Samsung finishes initial Chinese factory audits, plans long-term solutions to labor woes
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