A new investigative report describes a factory that manufactures Samsung products as a place of squalor, full of abused and underage employees. According to China Labor Watch, student laborers, many drafted from high school, “amount to 80% of the total workforce in the factory.”

And we thought Apple’s factory conditions were bad.

An exhaustive 31 page report documents a behind the scenes look at HEG Electronics, which is responsible for producing some of Samsung’s best gadgets. It’s a dire sounding place — if the report is to be believed — and quite frankly makes Apple’s Foxconn factories sound tame.

Here are highlights of the report, via LaptopMag:

• Physical Abuse
• Failing to Treat or Compensate for Work-Related Injuries
• Excessive Overtime
• Fines for Reporting Problems
• Dangerous Conditions

CLW’s report on the alleged physical abuse is shocking, to say the least. Making a mistake could result in both verbal and physical abuse, along with cruel and unusual punishment.