“Another Samsung supplier exploiting child labor: investigation of Shinyang Electronic Co. Ltd. (Dongguan)”, 10 Jul 2014

In June this year, [China Labor Watch] sent an undercover investigator into the Shinyang Electronics factory. By just the third day of the investigation, CLW had uncovered five child workers (under 16), finding evidence of even more in the subsequent days. Around the same time as CLW’s investigation was underway, Samsung published its 2014 sustainability report titled “Global Harmony”. Within, Samsung says that it inspected working conditions at 200 suppliers in 2013 and “no instances of child labor were found” … CLW’s investigation again provides evidence for Samsung’s flawed auditing system and social responsibility reports are meant to appease investors and lack any real value for the improving conditions of workers in Samsung’s supply chain…CLW’s probe into Shinyang revealed 15 sets of labor violations...