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4 Jun 2013

Author:
PC World (New Zealand)

14-year-old worker found dead at possible Asus supplier in China

A 14-year-old worker has been found dead after working at an electronics factory in China that may make products for Asus…Liu Fuzong died…while employed at a factory in Dongguan, said the city's local human resources office…The factory…[owned by 3CEMS] builds products for PC maker Asus, according to…China Labor Watch…Liu…was sent to the factory through a third-party labor dispatch company that used the identification of an older worker to register his employment, according to the city's local human resources office…An Asus product manager said…that the company holds the highest ethical standards and has sent representatives to investigate. She didn't confirm or deny that the factory in question builds products for Asus…"Workers say [Liu]…died of exhaustion," said…China Labor Watch… [also refers to Samsung, HP, Dell, Sony, Sharp, Apple]