| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/11/2016 | (Supplier Of General Electric) | Investigation uncovers ties between tin mine held by United Wa State Army (UWSA) in Myanmar and supply chains for multinational companies. UWSA, blacklisted over accusations of trafficking in heroin and methamphetamine, is also responsible among other armed groups for keeping Myanmar in a state of near-perpetual civil war for decades. | Man Maw, Myanmar (Burma) | Reuters | Drug Trafficking, War Crimes | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/05/2011 | TE Connectivity (Supplier Of General Electric) | Significantly low wages, and production quotas which if not reached workers must toil additional hours without overtime pay assembling wires. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/03/2011 | Hongkai Electronic Technology (Supplier Of General Electric) | 11-12 work hours each day, for 30 days each month - monthly overtime exceeding 142 hours - during peak season (September - November). If workers do not work overtime, they won't get a living wage. Malfunctioning machines lead in the past to over 8 major accidents resulting in life-long disabilities. Work pace is fast, no time to use the bathroom. Managers speak harshly and crudely to workers. | Huangjiang, Dongguang, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 19/08/1999 | (General Electric) | Group of 39 companies deemed responsible for disposing hazardous waste at Superfund site; 18,500 cubic yards of soil contaminated by VOCs, PCBs and lead. Cleanup settlement - $23 million. | Piscataway, NJ, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 31/12/1989 - 01/01/1973 | (General Electric) | 49 private and public entities sent millions of pounds of hazardous waste in Casmalia disposal facility causing 'longstanding environmental problems'. Cleanup costs - over $100 million. | Santa Maria, CA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution |
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