Brazil sues Samsung over labour violations as thousands of workers suffer health problems
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[url]http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/14/brazil-sues-samsung-labour-violations[/url]
[quote]Samsung Electronics Co is facing a lawsuit from the government of Brazil, which is seeking damages over poor working conditions at the technology company's Brazilian assembly lines.
Brazil's labour ministry has found "serious" labour violations, including working up to 15 hours of work a day and insufficient breaks at Samsung's Manaus factory, labour rights group Reporter Brasil has reported on its website. The group said the lawsuit is seeking $108m (£70m) in damages.
Prosecutors allege that in 2012 more than 2,000 workers suffered from health problems such as back injuries that were related to working conditions, the group reports.[/quote]
[quote] 15 hours of work a day[/quote]
And they're probably still poor as dirt.
isn't that like, 60k per worker? wouldn't that make their day if the government gave it to them.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;41859961]isn't that like, 60k per worker? wouldn't that make their day if the government gave it to them.[/QUOTE]
$108m is also a peanut for Samsung.
They will probably pay that, maybe try to negotiate a small decrease, and keep squishing the cogs there till they fall off.
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