According to a Reuters report, two French lawsuits filed a lawsuit against South Korea's giant tech giant on the grounds of fraudulent marketing.
The two non-governmental organizations, Sherpa and ActionAid-Peuples, respectively, said that Samsung's factories in China and South Korea infringed upon the human rights of its employees, contrary to the company's previous commitments, which Samsung had promised As their marketing tool.
The two agencies filed petitions in Paris, the defendants being the Samsung Group and the group's branch in France.
A spokesman for Samsung Electronics France did not respond to the news.
Samsung Electronics said on its official website that they comply with national laws and regulations, and said the company has a strict code of conduct.
As the world's largest semiconductor, television and smartphone maker, Samsung said it respects the basic human rights of all its employees and does not hire minors, and Samsung also said it will comply with laws everywhere to ensure the health of its employees.
Last year France just passed the 'Corporate Responsibility Alert Act', which stipulates that all multinational corporations that sell their products in France must respect human rights and protect the local environment wherever they operate.
Sherpa said in a statement: "NGOs have observed through observation that the actual behavior of some companies is completely different from the commitments made previously. We ask the judicial authorities to bind them."
After assessing the allegations, the Paris prosecutor will decide whether to start a preliminary investigation of Samsung or reject the allegations.
