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Three injured in Samsung gas leak, second time this year at Hwaseong plant

Three injured in Samsung gas leak, second time this year at Hwaseong plant
  • Posted May 2, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • South Korean news agencies are reporting that electronics giant Samsung experienced a toxic gas leak at a manufacturing facility in Hwaseong. Yet another dent in Samsung's increasingly blighted safety record, the resulting gaseous hydrofluoric acid leak injured at least three…

Foxconn confirms underage workers employed at factory

Foxconn confirms underage workers employed at factory
  • Posted October 16, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • In August, an organization by the name of China Labor Watch blew the whistle on Foxconn for employing children who claimed to be under the age of 16 -- China's legal working age. Today, we discover Foxconn's subsequent investigation into…

Underage labor claims push Samsung to investigate Chinese factory

Underage labor claims push Samsung to investigate Chinese factory
  • Posted August 8, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • Although Apple's Foxconn ordeal eventually managed to slip beyond the spotlight, Samsung may be next in line for a public flogging due to workforce abuse. China Labor Watch is reporting a major Samsung supplier, HEG Electronics, has been employing workers under the legal…

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