Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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22/06/2016 | Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd (Supplier Of Acer) | Worker died of heart attack which came from excessive overtime, fellow worker claims; workers had to work over a month without even a day off; they may be required to work overtime all night. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours | |
22/06/2016 | Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (about 3,500 workers) manufacturing parts of electronic products: the factory does not strictly adhere to the terms of the employment contract; 12-13.5 daily work shifts; some shifts last up to 15 hours; workers must go 3 months without a single day off; forced labor is present at the factory; monthly wage is 2000 RMB (308USD); workers are not given any fire safety training; some reported injuries. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
29/07/2013 - 01/03/2013 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (3,000 employees) manufacturing exterior computer parts: forced labor; ID's withheld for 3-14 days preventing workers from leaving the factory; hiring discrimination over age groups (above 35 years old) and workers with tattoos; discrimination against pregnant women; insufficient training procedure; 12 hour daily shifts (~136 hours monthly overtime); work 20- 31 days month; unpaid 14 hours of monthly overtime; mandatory overtime; base wage cannot meet basic needs ($240.95); workers rely on overtime; 80% of employees work while standing; factory disposes cutting solution to sewage system; chemical hazard; injuries; dispatch workers don't recieve social insurance; worker harassement and scolding if quota isn't met. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Catcher Technology (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (~14,000 workers) manufacturing components for laptops, digital cameras, and mobile devices: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 30 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; during peak season (April to December), workers get at most two days a month and may not have a single day off for an entire month; verbally abusive management; the simple face masks that the factory provides do not effectively prevent workers from inhaling metal dust; a thick layer of metal particles was evident under workers’ nostrils; safety training to new workers nor do they inform workers of the inherent risks of their occupations; workers need to work overtime to make ends meet; average monthly salary is approximately 2,900 RMB (≈$460). | Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (~5,000 workers) producing parts for consumer electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; workers have one day off/month during off season; during peak season they have 1 day off every two months (143 - 154 hours monthly overtime); 24 hour shift when workers switch from morning to evening shift; local minimum wage pay; overtime required to cover living costs; overall average wage 3,000 RMB (≈$476); verbally abusive managers; poor air quality and toxic chemical exposure; reported injury burns. | Suzhou, Xiangchen, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/07/2009 | (Suppliers Of Acer) | Report reveals that suppliers of computer components in the Philippines violated labour laws and codes of conduct of computer brands. | Philippines | SOMO | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | HGST (Supplier Of Acer) | Long hours (66 hourweeks) during peak production at factory (7,000 employees) manufacturing HDD component parts. | Laguna, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours | |
01/02/2007 | Kent Adhesive Products Co. (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (500 workers) manufacturing coated hard disc frames: 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week (72 hours/week); forced overtime; inadequate safety precautions; various reports of diseases (bronchitis, dizziness, sinusitis) stemming from chemical odour; union formation strictly prohibited by management; discrimination over contract workers; descrimination over worker sexual orientation. | Cavite Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Astec Power Phil. Inc. (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (4,000 employees) manufacturing HDD materials: 4 hours daily overtime; 12 daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; wages insufficient to cover living costs; discrimination over contract workers; frequent small accidents. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (about 12,000 employees) manufacturing electronic components: contract workers discriminated vis-à-vis regular workers; wages not sufficient to cover living expenditures; LCD workers solder lead and inhale the smoke; accident reported in 2001 were 6 people died after building collapse. | Thailand | SOMO | Deaths, Discrimination, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | CKL Electronics Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at electronics factory (850 workers): wages not enough to cover living expenditures; compuslory overtime between January-June; work over 60 hours/week; sometimes during peak season workers do two shifts (24 hours a day in total); exposure to hazardous chamicals with insufficient safety equipment; coughing and irritated skin; at least two cases have been found of workers having poisonous chemicals in their blood; frequent factory fires with insufficient fire protection. | Thailand | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | LTEC Company (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (over 6,000 workers) producing electronic components: wages not enought ot cover living expenditures; work 12 hours/day (including 4 hour compulsory overtime); 6 days/week; discrimination on Hepatitis B workers. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
01/02/2007 | Shenzhen Yonghong (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at electronics manufacturer: over 200 children workers hired under the age of 16; required to work 1.5 hours daily without pay; normal work 13 hours/day for 30 days (390 hours/month); more than 400 hours/month during peak seasons, 60 of those without pay; no gloves, masks and proper ergonomics in workplace; hand, eye and other bodily injuries. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
01/02/2007 | MMI Precision (Thailand) Co. Ltd (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (about 700 employees) manufacturing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against agency workers; workers state that overtime is necessary to cover basic expenditures; on an incident 3 years ago management laid off all (1400 workers) union members; 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/ week (72-84 hours/week); overtime is a requierement; at times no day off/month is provided; health and safety concerns; workers complain over very heavy lifting, heat rashes, sore and dry throats, skin burns. | Nawa Nakhon, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Innovex (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (3,000 employees) producing flexible circuit interconnects: wages insufficient to cover living costs; compulsury overtime during peak production; limited protective equipment; regular occuring injuries and health problems. | Lamphun Thailand | SOMO | Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor problems at factory (3,000 workers) producing electronics: does not allow union members; discrimination over pregnant women; wages insifficient to cover living costs; work 12 hours/day 5-6 days/week (60-72 hours/week); compulsury overtime. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Paragon (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at flip chip assembly factory (350 employees): management discourages formation of unions; 11.5 hours in total each day, 5-6 days/week (57.5-80.5 hours/week); 7 days/week during peak production (January-June); abusive management; no sufficient protective equipment. | Thailand | SOMO | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Western Digital (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at HDD factory (8,000 employees): wage discrimination over agency workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers state wages are not enogh to cover living costs; 12 hour daily shifts; 7 days/week during peak season (10 months/year); compulsury overtime; industrial hygiene concerns. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (6,158 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: child labor (ages 15-18 years old); wages insufficient to cover living costs; 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during slow season; 12-13 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week during busy season (66-91 hours/week); compulsury overtime; bad working conditions in terms of temperature. | Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines | SOMO | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | Mektec (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (3,600 employees) assemblying flip-chips for disk drivers: work 10,5 hours/day, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (3 months); forced overtime; intensive production rythms; workers are subject to degrading treatment. | Ayutthaya, Thailand | SOMO | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
01/02/2007 | San Technology Inc (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor issues at factory (2,000 employees) producing HDD materials: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); union formation prevented by management in 2003. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Mechanical Keyparts Philippines (MKP) Incorporation (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor issues at factory (1,500 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union formation strictly prohibited by management. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Micro-device Technology (Supplier Of Acer) | Union formation is strictly prohibited by management at factory (900 workers) producing electronics. | Philippines | SOMO | Forced Overtime, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (1,000 employees) supplying aluminium base for HDDs: 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union repression. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (about 4,000 employees)producing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against contract workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers feel forced to earn overtime income to cover basic needs; 10-12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; compulsury overtime. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
30/11/2006 - 01/11/2006 | (Suppliers Of Acer) | An investigation of 13 Shenzhen electronics factories producing components for many well-known brand names found widespread labour abuses. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
01/12/2005 | (Suppliers Of Acer) | Serious problems in 5 Acer suppliers; work 72 hours/week during peak season at factory in Philippine's; workers complain over not having a single day off for months in Chinese supplier; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses; workers exposed to chemical dust and welding smoke. | China and Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime |