Foxconn Technology Group

Date	Company	Accusation	City / Area / Country	Source	Tags
18/06/2017	Foxconn Technology Group	Worker interviews expose public scolding, insults and humiliation by management at factory manufacturing electronics.	Longhua, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China	The Guardian	Abusive Management
27/09/2012	Foxconn Technology Group	Foxconn workers allege dehumanizing treatment, bullying, and awful management in company factories and dorms.	China	Reuters	Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence
11/09/2012	Foxconn Technology Group	Worker testimony reveals persistent abuses in Foxconn factory, including child labor, abrasive management, and pressure to finish work load of what was before 11-14 hours, in 10 hours.	Zhengzhou, Henan, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours
30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012	Foxconn Technology Group	Labor issues at factory (120,000 employees) manufacturing electronic products: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); average 9-10 hour daily shifts; work as many as 28 days/month during peak production; verbally abusive management; protective equipment not up to standards.	Guanlan, Shenzhen, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard
30/04/2011	Foxconn Technology Group	Routine excessive overtime, public humiliations, poor health conditions and crowded dormitories revealed in 3 Foxconn plants in report by two NGOs.	Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Chongqing, China	SOMO	Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
13/01/2011	Foxconn Technology Group	Factory engineer (25 years old) jumped of building last week. Before her death an incident occurred of factory officials rebuking her, and telling her she would lose her job.	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Deaths, Suicides
19/11/2010	Foxconn Technology Group	Employees say they protest over low pay and factory relocation plans. Management had not agreed to any demands and instead threatened to fire any striking workers	Foshan, Guangdong, China	Reuters	Abusive Management
30/09/2010 - 01/06/2010	Foxconn Technology Group	Not acceptable labor conditions at 5 Foxconn factories: 10 hour standing shifts for most workers; majority works 270 hours on a monthly basis; low wages (from $0.66/hour to $1.00/hour); productions errors are treated with castigation, verbal rebuke and physical abuse.	Guangdong, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
27/05/2010 - 01/01/2010	Foxconn Technology Group	13 suicides from the beginning of the year have been recorded at digital products factory (~820,000 workers); 10 deaths; 3 failed attempts. Many workers suffer from excessive stress and exhaustion, caused by military-style rigor, repetitive work and long hours over the legal minimum. Worker wages (900 RMB per month) is deemed insufficient to cover basic living expenses in their home city, and thus workers have no choice but to work massive amounts of overtime.	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China	BBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides
16/07/2009	Foxconn Technology Group	25-year-old male Foxconn employee commits suicide after being interrogated about missing prototype for new iPhone. Some report that, shortly before his death, he had been detained and beaten by senior official in Foxconn security department.	China	The Wall Street Journal	Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Suicides
31/07/2007 - 01/06/2006	(Foxconn Technology Group)	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