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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
13/06/2016Lam 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
13/06/2016Zhenyang 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
10/12/2015Zhenyang 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, ChinaInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
20/11/2015Zhenyang 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages
20/11/2015Winson (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, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages
28/11/2014Dongguan 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance
30/09/2013
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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.ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages
17/12/2012Dream 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, ChinaInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsAbusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
28/11/2012Wei 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
24/11/2012Tazreen 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, BangladeshClean Clothes Campaign, Al JazeeraDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard
20/10/2012
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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, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
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
28/04/2010Yiuwah 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, 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
31/12/2006
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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
31/05/2001
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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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression