South Korean electronics giant Samsung has been accused of violating labour laws at its Brazilian factory as the public prosecutors have alleged that the employees work for long and tiring shifts without breaks.
According to the BBC, Samsung's Brazilian plant in the city of Manaus employs some 6,000 people and the prosecutors allege that a worker at the factory has only 32 seconds to fully assemble a mobile phone and 65 seconds to put together a television set.
However, Samsung said that it would take action as soon as it is officially notified and would analyse the process and fully cooperate with the Brazilian authorities.
The employees have claimed that their shifts goes on till 15 hours and some have complained of health issues as they are forced to stand for up to 10 hours a day.
The report said that prosecutors have claimed more than 108million dollars in damages for serious violations of labour legislation from the company where nearly 3,000 phones a day are packed.
