Brazil Sues Samsung for $108 Million Over Labor Conditions

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Posted August 14, 2013 at 2:34pm by Shalom Levytam

Brazil is suing Samsung for $108 million over labor conditions at its Manaus factory, reports The Guardian.

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.

"Once we receive the complaint in question, we will conduct a thorough review and fully co-operate with the Brazilian authorities. We take great care to provide a workplace environment that assures the highest industry standards of health, safety, and welfare for our employees across the world," Samsung said in a statement.

A recent report from China Labor Watch has also put Apple into the spotlight again over alleged labor abuses at Pegatron, a company contracted by Apple to produce its mobile devices.

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Brazil Sues Samsung for $108 Million Over Labor Conditions

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Great - August 15, 2013 at 1:26am

There goes Samsung trying to copy Apple…again.

John - August 14, 2013 at 4:23pm

I wish they lose more money for treating people like trash. Samsung doesn't get enough publicity for there bad behavior.

NotSamsungfanboy - August 14, 2013 at 3:44pm

And you must know exactly what the working conditions are in that factory? Yes, it's cheap labour and it might be a sweat shop, but you have to compare the working conditions to other factories within Brazil and not to other first world countries. I doubt the working condition in the Samsung factory will be any worse than other similar factories in Brazil.

Ihatewin8 - August 14, 2013 at 4:37pm

You didn't understand my point did you ? I was referring to previous post saying that the workers must be grateful of working in Samsung and as you said all over the brazil working condition is bad so there is nothing to be grateful you got it ?

NotSamsungfanboy - August 14, 2013 at 5:17pm

I think you're the one who don't understand my point. You are comparing Brazil to other first world countries. Why shouldn't Brazilians be grateful if the working conditions are the same throughout the Brazil? Samsung is indeed giving them a lot of job opportunities, although I agree with you that Samsung's intentions were merely financial. You have to compare apples with apples. I don't know where you are from but say you are from the US, of course you wouldn't feel grateful to work in that said factory because the conditions are a lot worse than the US, but for a lot of Brazilians having a job at that factory means a lot to them, as they can provide food and shelter and whatnot for their families.

NotSamsungfanboy - August 15, 2013 at 3:35pm

Haha. I'm pretty sure Bking's comment is directed to "ihatewin8" but not me. Also, I don't know if you can tell but the other "NotSamsungfanboy" is not me.

NotSamsungfanboy - August 15, 2013 at 5:21pm