Samsung takes action over child labor probe

South Korean electronics giant ends business with Dongguan supplier

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has halted doing business with a supplier in China over suspected use of child workers - the first time it has taken such a step - following criticism that its monitoring of suppliers' labor practices has been lax.

The decision, announced on Monday, comes less than a week after US-based China Labor Watch said it found "at least five child workers" without contracts at a supplier and called Samsung's monitoring to halt such practices "ineffective".