Brazil Sues Samsung Over Worker Conditions 110
First time accepted submitter konohitowa writes "The Financial Times is reporting that the Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against Samsung for working conditions that put workers' health at risk (both through repetitive motion injuries as well as excessive consecutive work days). Samsung has 'promised to conduct a thorough review and fully co-operate with the Brazilian authorities once it receives details of the complaint.'"
And then... (Score:2, Insightful)
Samsung has 'promised to conduct a thorough review and fully co-operate with the Brazilian authorities once it receives details of the complaint.'"
And then they will move the plant to Mexico.
Get this crap out of here. (Score:4, Insightful)
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Re:mexico drug wars is bad for makeing phones (Score:5, Insightful)
and then you get the next hot phone from the same guy who sells drugs all under the table.
Yeah that's nice, that subtle racism you are showing.
Protip: lots of Mexicans are regular people, not gang members or drug cartel lords. Many Mexicans have a work ethic that I straight up admire in fact.
I'm not upset or offended. The answer to your kind of ignorance is knowledge.
Re:Enough (Score:4, Insightful)
Samsux is going too far imitating Apple. Get a grip.
Excuse me, but how is Samsung imitating Apple here? Apple has audits everywhere checking working conditions at the factories of their contractors and subcontractors, and fixes problems when they are found. This here is Samsung's own factory.