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Brazil Sues Samsung Over Worker Conditions

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-work dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:I happen to know how Samsung builds products by gnasher719 · · Score: 4, Informative

    How can an NDA cover "work methods" and "work conditions"? Are you seriously that stupid?

    An NDA can cover anything. If you hire me to organise your kid's birthday party, you can ask me sign an NDA so I don't tell anyone about it, and if I sign, I'm bound by the NDA.

    Often NDAs cover trade secrets. In that case breach of the NDA might be criminal, not just a breach of contract. Work methods could be trade secrets, work conditions probably are not, and your kid's birthday party isn't a trade secret.

  2. Re:Revolt of the iSlaves by Plumpaquatsch · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://libcom.org/news/samsung-workers-mexico-hunger-strike-solidarity-needed-16072011
    http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/news/new-455.html

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