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Published in TZ Latest News 13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Samsung halts business with Chinese supplier over child labor fears

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it had suspended business with a Chinese supplier it suspected of employing child labor, less than a week after a U.S. watchdog report accused the supplier of using under-aged workers. The South Korean smartphone maker said it found an “illegal hiring process” at Dongguan Shinyang Electronics Co Ltd, which supplies mobile phone covers and parts. Dongguan Shinyang Electronics could not immediately be reached for comment.

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