Yesterday afternoon, a group of young factory workers can not enter the block in front of our reporter Chen Dongshe KYE Systems
City Human Resources Bureau: preliminary investigation found no child labor, but did not hire underage workers filing party company: no longer recruiting young people under the age of 18
Microsoft accused of Dongguan foundry company hired hundreds of Genius Child - The U.S. Labor Committee released the report to be reproduced hundreds of domestic and international sites.
Day morning, news of Human Resources Board was informed that after the investigation began KYE Systems. Preliminary results of the survey is "not found child labor," but found bigger than the child one to two years in the minor workers. City Human Resources Bureau, said: Genius hired underage workers, but no record, so order rectification.
Last night, KYE Systems position, they no longer recruit young people under the age of 18.
Foreign media reports
U.S. Labor Committee released a report Genius companies accused of using child labor
According to foreign media reports, the U.S. Labor Committee released a report that Microsoft's OEM factories in Dongguan KYE Systems employees of the large number of child labor. The newspaper investigation, the company refers Dongguan Genius Computer Co., Ltd., belonging to Taiwan's Genius Group, Department of the world's second largest mouse manufacturer, the company is located in Houjie.
The report said, Genius employs hundreds of 16-year-old child. Particularly before the economic crisis, that is, between 2007 and 2008, Genius of the workers every time in the factory 97 hours, working hours up to 80.5 hours.
However, the wages of workers only 0.65 U.S. dollars per hour.
After the report was released, Microsoft immediately responded, that is investigating the matter, the misconduct for suppliers to take appropriate measures. Microsoft said the company "will ensure that suppliers enjoy fair treatment of employees and their safety" to ensure that all suppliers comply with its rules.
Yesterday, this newspaper calling Microsoft (China) Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch, the other party does not stand on the matter, expressed the need "to answer by the Corporation."
Dongguan survey
No child labor but not minor workers filing deadline for correction has been ordered KYE Systems
Yesterday, early morning, City Human Resources Bureau of the Office of the responsible person He Zhujian arrived, they found a computer this shocking news.
"Dare to use hundreds of child labor?" He Zhujian this skeptical. He did not make hesitate to order the inspectors to immediately investigate this matter thoroughly. In the afternoon, he personally went to the Genius Company.
Law enforcement officers from the ID card, looks at the age of one by one judge Genius employees and found no child labor, but minor work. "Many are vocational school students, there is no use of child labor." Preliminary investigation, He Zhujian that Genius can not be regarded as illegal employment company.
The original, from a legal perspective, child and juvenile workers have gone very differently.
Child's age is 16 years of age, the state explicitly does not allow the employment of children in this age; juvenile workers in the 16 years of age to 18 years, the state allows employers hiring young people this age, but it should be to the human Resources Bureau.
Genius is not the record companies.
Day evening, Bureau of Human Resources of a staff interview, said: KYE Systems, is the use of underage workers, failed to comply with filing procedures. "We have this company monitor the deadline for correction of Labor issued the letter of instruction."
Deputy Secretary of Human Resources Hui-screen interview, also said: regardless of the circumstances, we will immediately action to investigate and seriously understand the situation, if true will fully investigate.
Reporter visited
A group of young workers can not enter the company's Genius is no longer recruit workers under the age of 18
Yesterday evening, a reporter arrived at the rain Houjie Beihuan of Genius Computer Co., Ltd.. There followed three chartered buses stop at the factory gate, the car filled with young people, face the frustration can be seen, they do not smooth the road to find a job.
Column in the factory door recruitment, hiring requirements are 16-40 years old, good health and no adverse criminal record, normal intelligence, and enduring.
"I am almost 17, and was able to endure hardship for." One young man told the reporter. But he had hardly faded, he incurs the men led scold, "obviously 18, and say you 17?"
Reporter visited that, these young people had planned to enter the Genius Computer Co., Ltd. yesterday. But yesterday came the labor department investigation, KYE Systems will no longer accept the age of 16 years under 18 years of age. This also caused the guides once dissatisfaction and asked people in the car, punch in the occasion of factory work, blocking the entrance of the punch card office in the factory, and security personnel have taken place with the language of conflict, until the arrival of security forces, was able to quell.
In this regard, several phone calls to the company's personnel department, but until the work before it has been in a busy line.
KYE Systems across a number of convenience stores, room telephones, but also put a pool table, Genius plant employees after work, too often, where entertainment, recreation. No fewer than 10 employees, said in the company, the normal daily working hours is 8 hours, overtime not more than 4 hours.
"In fact, we would like to work overtime, all overtime money expect it, Unfortunately, the factory to control costs, not to add so many classes." From Guangxi Yulin Xiao Ning said, "I think it (referring to the use of child labor in the news ) should not be true, certainly the age of 18, but say 16 years of age, dare I say certainly not.