Stories of Women Workers in Vietnam’s Electronics Industry

Stories from women working at two Samsung factories in Vietnam are documented in a 2017 report by the  Hanoi-based Research Center for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED) and IPEN. The unprecedented study of 45 workers reports frequent fainting, dizziness, miscarriages, standing for eight-to-twelve hours, and alternating day/night shift work. This study is important because the lives and rights of workers in the electronics industry in Vietnam have been neglected in research and policy. The study speaks to the need for comprehensive regulations to ensure worker safety in the electronics industry. The full report can be downloaded below.