THE GIST
The South Korean company,
Samsung commenced its operations in India in 1995. The biggest generator of revenue for the company in India are smartphone devices, with most of these manufactured at its second plant in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
The stressful working conditions in these factories are shaped and determined by their management philosophy, which largely draws inspiration from the Japanese production method called Kaizen — that is, continuous improvement to increase work intensity and reduce idle time.
Companies in South Korea such as Samsung are called Chaebols. These are large, diversified business conglomerates owned and controlled by families or their close kin for generations.
Chaebols have dominated
South Korean economy since the 1960s and have also had significant links to the country's polity.