Dollar General

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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
22/12/2009Shenzhen Sun Cheong Plastic Products Co., Ltd.
(Supplier Of Dollar General)
12 hours/day work shifts (4 hours daily overtime); compulsory overtime; occupational safety concerns - in factory (700-800 workers) producing plastic products.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages
11/07/2008
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22/05/2008
Zhongshang K-Mate General Elec. Co., Ltd.
(Supplier Of Dollar General)
Labor violations at factory (~400 workers) making digital products; very low average monthly wages (US$117); on first month below the local minimum wage (US$101); compulsory overtime lasting from two hours to overnight.
Zhongshan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage
11/07/2008
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22/05/2008
Dongguan Daxing Decoration Ltd.
(Supplier Of Dollar General)
Exhausting working conditions for factory workers (~1,800) producing candles and Christmas lights; at least 13-hour shifts, 7 days/week; twice a month 24-hour shifts are required; if refused overtime, factory deducts 3 days' worth of wages; factory trains workers to cheat clients.    Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard
11/07/2008
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22/05/2008
DD (Debao) Plastic Factory Co.
(Supplier Of Dollar General)
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
21/12/2005Tsun Tat Toy Company Ltd
(Supplier Of Dollar General)
Workers forced to work 15 to 19.5 hours a day, seven days/week making plastic toys for 43 cents an hour. Repetitive work - one operation every three seconds - leaves them with blistered and bleeding hands and fingers.Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor Watch, National Labor Committee Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime