LABOUR ISSUES: A Samsung Electronics showroom in Seoul. Samsung disclosed on Monday that it found illegal work practices among some of its Chinese suppliers but said the companies involved would be given two more years to change their ways. - Reuters
SEOUL: Samsung came under renewed criticism from a rights group for illegal work practices at its Chinese suppliers, a day after the South Korean electronics giant admitted excessive overtime and fines for employees in China.
A number of foreign companies have been accused in recent years of improper labour practices in China, seen as a cheap source of labour for their production lines.
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