Adidas – CorpAbuse

Date	Company	Accusation	City / Area / Country	Source	Tags
18/08/2008 - 01/06/2008	Chang Ye Long (Supplier Of Adidas)	Terrible working conditions in factory (~3,000 workers) producing balls and sportswear; during peak season (October to February) workers don't even have one day off a month; very low wages; factory withholds a month's wage; workers experience 'unimaginable pain' on their hands from chemicals used; gloves provided only when factory is audited; factory trains workers to deceive clients.	Dongguan, Guangdong, China	China Labor Watch	Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
18/08/2008 - 01/06/2008	Zhongshan Weili Textile Co. Ltd (Supercap) (Supplier Of Adidas)	Poor conditions in factory (~3,500 workers) producing sport accessories: low wages (local minimum wage 770 RMB/Month); frequently occurring accidents; 11 hours/day shifts (13,5 hours in factory), 6 days/week; compulsory overtime; hat production workers may stay at factory 16 hours.	Zhongshan, Guangdong, China	China Labor Watch	Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
31/10/2002 - 01/01/1999	BaoCheng Group (Supplier Of Adidas)	Workers kept in factory for 12,5 hours, work intensity and low wages drive people to illness, death and suicide. Female worker turned ill in November 1999. She was denied sick leave 3 times, and was found dead in the restroom. Since 1994, 14 workers have committed suicide.	Dongguan, Guangdong, China & Taiwan	China Labor Watch	Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Leave, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Suicides, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime