| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/06/2016 | Lam Sun Plastic Products Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor issues at toy factory: workers often work more than 60 hours/week; more than 90 overtime hours/month; age discrimination (bellow 40 years old); sex discrimination at assembly department; compulsory overtime; "wages are abysmally low" in injection, assembly and printing departments (8.7 RMB/hour or 1.3 USD/hour); often find foreign matters in their food, and leftovers will be resold in the next meal; workers are exposed to a variety of toxic chemicals without protective equipment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 13/06/2016 | Zhenyang Toy Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor issues at toy factory: 12 hour daily shifts during peak season (May - October), 6 days/week; too low wages; base wage is insufficient to cover workers living costs; 8.7 RMB/hour (1.3 USD/hour); workers work with toxic chemicals; in assembly room no protection equipment was offered other than a work hat; during peak season, applications for sick leave hardly get approved; the training officer required all workers to check the “I’m willing to work overtime” option without asking them. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 10/12/2015 | Zhenyang Wanju Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | “Both hands must be constantly moving.” 12 to 13-plus hour shifts in near freezing conditions, earning as little as $1.36 an hour. Fumes from chemicals including industrial alcohol, phenylenediamine and sodium peroxide cause nausea, dizziness and headaches. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 20/11/2015 | Zhenyang Wanju Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | Devastating sweatshop conditions with workers exposed to toxic chemicals such as industrial alcohol and acetone, or extremely loud machines. Factory's industrial waste water is discharged directly into a nearby river without treatment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 20/11/2015 | Winson (Taiqiang) Precision Manufacturing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Disney) | Lack of protective equipment, while workers exposed to toxic chemicals. Workload reaching 11 hours/day, 6 days/week. Cramped dormitories containing 12 people/room. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 28/11/2014 | Dongguan Lung Cheong Toys Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) | Excessive overtime, 12/hour shifts, six day workweeks, low wages and exposure to harmful chemicals. "A number of workers in the painting department said that the paint odor was extremely bad and that they suffered from nausea and diarrhea." | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/04/2013 | (Suppliers Of Disney) | Investigation uncovers 18 sets of legal and ethical violations, including 84 to 110 hours of monthly overtime, up to 13-hour working days, as well as hot and crowded dormitories, in 6 toy factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages | |
| 17/12/2012 | Dream International (Zhengrun Toy Factory) (Supplier Of Disney) | Work hours reaching 15,5 hours not including the two meal breaks, 6 ½ hours of overtime daily, 7 days/week at peak seasons, and Lack of fire protection. "It’s very unsafe. If there was an emergency, people could not get out!" | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/11/2012 | Wei Lee Fung Plastic Product Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor issues at toy factory (less than 6,000 workers): 11 hour daily shifts; workers seldom work with protective gear; lack of living wage. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 24/11/2012 | Tazreen Fashions (Supplier Of Disney) | 112 workers dead, and many more injured in deadly fire break out. Survivors were forced to jump off fifth floor windows to escape the fire. | Ashulia, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh | Clean Clothes Campaign, Al Jazeera | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/10/2012 - 15/10/2012 | Winty Industries Corporation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor concerns at factory producing plastic toys such as Barbie: lack of a living wage for workers; average monthly work is 300 hours; illegally low overtime pay; wage discrimination on temporary workers; worker safety concerns; no masks or sound reducing earmuffs provided. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 30/09/2010 - 01/07/2010 | Hengtai Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | Poor conditions in factory (over 2,000 employees) manufacturing plastic toys; use of child laborers (16 years old); 12 hour daily work shifts (14 hours overall factory stay); 6 days/week; inadequate safety precautions on workers exposed to hazardous substances; factory fired ~70 workers protesting over pay and workhours. | Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 30/09/2010 - 01/07/2010 | Champion Crown Industries, Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) | Use of child workers below 16 years of age; work 7 days/week during busy season (one day of rest/month); 12 hour daily work shifts (14,5 hours overall factory stay) at factory manufacturing plastic products. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 28/04/2010 | Yiuwah Stationary Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | Very poor conditions at factory producing paper goods; 13.5 hour daily work shifts during peak seasons; mandatory overtime on Saturdays and sometimes on Sundays; at least 81 hours work per week (at least 96 hours factory stay); wages as low as $0.66/hour; serious lack of workplace safety; occurring injuries. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 29/10/2009 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of Disney) | Report uncovers: excessive worker overtime (123 hours/month); 6 days/week workload; low monthly wages ($206-$221 including overtime); and student workers at factory (~10,000 people) producing plastic toys. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 05/08/2009 - 30/07/2009 | Yiuwah Stationary Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | Factory does not provide compensation to workers for previous below minimum wage pay. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 06/04/2009 | Yiuwah Stationary Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | 17 year old worker dead, his body mutilated by a malfunctioning paper crushing machine in color printing and binding factory rife with labor violations; many child workers; some as young as 13 being hired; low wages ($113/month); no safety training; old and outdated factory machines; injuries; 2 hours daily overtime during slow season; up to 4 hours overtime at peak season; only 2 days of rest per month; 14 workers share a single room. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 11/07/2008 - 22/05/2008 | DD (Debao) Plastic Factory Co. (Supplier Of Disney) | About 800 workers manufacturing various commodities toil for at least 12 hours/day, 7 days/week. Very often shifts exceed 14 hours/day going even all night and follow the work schedule on the following day. Average pay is very low (US$131-$160 per month) at times lower to local minimum wage. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | Pearl Tower Garments & Toys (Shenzhen) Co. LTD (Supplier Of Disney) | During peak season, work for piece-rate workers usually lasts from 8:00 am to around 12:00 am. Long hours and low wages in factory producing stuffed dolls and plastic toys. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | AOYAGI Toy Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | Workers trained by management to deceive inspectors. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, | Inspection Fraud | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Dream International (Zhengrun Toy Factory) (Supplier Of Disney) | 12-13 hours of work, strikes for low wages, and in 2005 issues of several child workers. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud | |
| 31/12/2006 - 01/01/2006 | Yu Bao Wei Ye Group (Supplier Of Disney) | Normal 12 hour factory schedule for workers, sometimes with no rest days in an entire month, 2 report child workers, very low wages, physical abuse, no safety equipment. Workers say the factory is run by the criminal underworld. | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/07/2006 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of Disney) | Workers protest against meager wages and poor living conditions at toy factory. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 22/07/2006 | Henry Plastic Toy Factory (Supplier Of Disney) | Thousands of workers demonstrated protesting paltry wages and poor working conditions. Over 10 people were arrested. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 01/02/2004 | Foreway Industrial China, Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) | Workers making plastic toys on 18-20.5 hour shifts; mandatory 7 day workweeks; 30 days a month; pay below minimum wage; 16 ½ cents an hour on average; organizing a union is strictly prohibited; 20 people share one dorm room. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, National Labor Committee | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/05/2001 - 01/12/1998 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of Disney) | Workers at toy factory toil for 12.5 hours/day, spend 16.5 hours in the factory overall, and have to work all night during delivery rush. Average salary per hour is 13 cents. 17-20 people sleep in one room. The factory uses various toxic materials. Many workers got their hands burned. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression |
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