The Third World is regularly exploited by multinationals and developed countries, especially their labour force which is normally considerably cheaper in comparison to the workforce in developed countries. This is because in the MDC's there are many more rights and regulations for workers including a minimum wage which can be a lot higher than the wages of Third World workers. The developed world also does exploit the third worlds' economy by paying low prices for the goods and services that they sell which are normally primary goods such as raw materials. The exploited labour is normally where workers are made to work for long hours and at very low rates in poor working conditions such as factories and sweatshops. These workers normally are very poor and have low or no education, with a lacking health care service. The governments of these MDC's can exploit the third world through trade agreements which favour them and don't take into account the effects on the third world.

Samsung is accused of exploiting younger workers and using factories in China where some employees were physically and verbally abused, and forced to work more than 100 hours per month of overtime. Workers were barred from sitting during shifts and some suffered physical and verbal abuse, the organisation alleges in the 122 page report. The organisation said it investigated eight plants in China that produce mobile phones, media players, DVD players, TV components, mobile displays, printers, home appliances and mobile phone casings for Samsung. The plants' staff totals more than 24,000 workers. Samsung acknowledged to the Associated Press that poor working conditions "may have arisen" due to production demands and that a review would take place immediately.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/05/samsung-accused-exploiting-workers-china