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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
30/09/2010
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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, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance
30/09/2010
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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, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance
29/10/2009Merton 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
06/04/2009Yiuwah 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violations; many child workers; some as young as 13 being hired; low wages ($113/month); no safety training; old and outdated factory machines; injuries; 2 hours daily overtime during slow season; up to 4 hours overtime at peak season; only 2 days of rest per month; 14 workers share a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, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
11/07/2008
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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, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
31/01/2007
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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, ChinaChina Labor Watch, (2)Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud
31/12/2006
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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, ChinaChina Labor Watch, (2)Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime