H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)

Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor violations at garment factory (5,500 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; occasions of 78 hour workweeks (5 hours of daily overtime) during urgent shipments.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor violations at 2 garment factory (1,800 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; occasions of 78 hour workweeks (5 hours of daily overtime) during urgent shipments.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week at at 2 garment factories (4,100 workers).Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor violations at garment factory (2,600 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; 2-3/month workers have to work until 2am (16 hours/day); workers afraid of losing their job if they join a union.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor concerns at garment factory (4,680 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; workers are forced to work overtime during urgent shipments; workers afraid of losing their job if they join a union.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor violations at garment factory (1,500 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 1,800-3,600 kyat (€1.36 - €2.71); occasions of workers toiling for as low as half the legal minimum wage; regular work over 60 hours/week; at times as many as 66 hours/week; as many as 14 hours/day for 6-7 times/month; forced overtime; cases of child labor (below 18 years of age); labor aged as low as 14 years; some workers were younger than 15 years old when they started at the factory; safety issues; electrical and wire shocks.Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor concerns at garment factory (300 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 3,600 kyat (€2.71); regular work 60 -68 hours/week; unpaid overtime if production target isn't met; child labor (16-18 years of age); workers do not receive any health and safety training; protective gear provided only when buyers visit the factory; high temperatures; most workers don't have a social security card; workers afraid of dismissal if they join a trade union.Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor issues at garment factory (3,500 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 3,600 kyat (€2.71); cases of child labor (workers 16-18 years of age).Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Non-Living Wage
02/02/2016Matrix Sweaters
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Inadequate safety precautions lead to a fire break-out, with some reported injuries.Gazipur, Dhaka Division, BangladeshILRF, CCC, MSN, WRCInjuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard
28/01/2016
(Suppliers Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
205 H & M factory suppliers considered under-equipped and exposed to fire hazard.BangladeshILRF, CCC, MSN, WRCOccupational Hazard
01/10/2015
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
A total of 518 violations of structural safety requirements, 836 fire safety violations and 650 electrical safety violations, an average of 62 safety violations per factory were uncovered in 32 factories H&M described as its most important, closest and most ethical business partners.
BangladeshILRF, CCC, MSN, WRCOccupational Hazard
13/07/2011
(Suppliers Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Chinese conglomerate supplying leading brands discharged hormone-disrupting chemicals and other toxins into the country's major water systems, according to Greenpeace.Yinzhou, Ningbo, Zhejiang, ChinaGreenpeace, The GuardianNegligence, Pollution