| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/02/2017 | (Supplier Of Apple) | Investigation has found wretched working conditions in unregulated artisanal mines where cobalt is extracted for smartphones: abundant child labor; as young as four years old working; 12-hour daily shifts; workers earning as little as 8p a day; desperately dangerous conditions; exposure to cobalt and dust fumes; mine tunnels are dug by hand by miners who have no protective equipment; recent death reported due to mine collapse. | Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sky News | Child Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 29/07/2013 - 01/03/2013 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) | 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 | Kenseisha Sdn. Bhd. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (700 workers) producing aluminum cases for laptop computers: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; during the off-season workers can get one day off per week; during peak production they only get one day off every two months; monthly overtime 85-150 hours; verbally abusive managers; use of equipment is not closely monitored; work-related injuries occur occasionally; base salary insufficient for workers to support themselves. | Fengxian, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | BYD Company Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (30,000 workers) manufacturing electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); as many as 12 hour daily work shifts; and as many as 30 days/month; verbally abusive management; workers regularly exposed to chemicals, radiation, and other occupational hazards with inadequate protective equipment; deafening and extremely hot environment; at least four work-related injuries reported in the laser welding workshop such as cuts or hands crushed by machinery; pay for most workers is calculated according to lowest local monthly salary (1,320 RMB = $209). | Baolong District, Shenzhen, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Suppliers Of Apple) | 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 | |
| 19/12/2011 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) | Blast occurs at computer accessory factory producing metal cases for iPad 2; 61 workers injured. | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 22/11/2011 | Jingmo Electronics Corporation (Supplier Of Apple) | 1,000 workers stage strike at factory (~3,000 employees) producing keyboards, owing to unreasonable overtime demands (17-19 hours overall factory stay), worker abuse and bullying by managers, among other grievances. | Shajing, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 20/05/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | 3 dead and 16 injured at polishing workshop from explosion of combustible dust in a duct, initial findings suggest. | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | The Wall Street Journal | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 23/02/2011 | United Win Technology Limited (Supplier Of Apple) | 137 workers poisoned following exposure to n-hexane, a chemical used to clean mobile screens, Apple acknowledges. Other sources claim higher worker number. Workers hospitalized. Symptoms included nervous damage, muscular weakness or atrophy, paralysis, dizziness and others. Incidents begun mid-July 2009. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | BBC, Wikileaks, The Guardian | Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/01/2011 | (Apple) | Group of 36 Chinese environmental groups issue report, accusing electronics companies, especially Apple, of failing to address concerns over pollution and worker health issues in factories supplying its components. | China | Financial Times | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Occupational Hazard, Pollution | |
| 31/10/2010 - 01/10/2010 | United Win Technology Limited (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns on factory (18.000 -20.000 people) manufacturing ITO conductive glass; 10 hour daily work shifts (12 hours overall factory stay); occupational hazard concerning use of chemical n-hexane. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/07/2007 - 01/06/2006 | (Apple) | Outsourcing and labour rights violations, constant work instability, unsafe practices, exposure to toxic materials and work related illnesses, and sexual harassment revealed by yearly report on labour conditions in Mexico. | Mexico | CEREAL | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Sexual Harassment | |
| 01/02/2007 | CKL Electronics Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) | 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 |
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