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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
22/06/2016Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
Worker died of heart attack which came from excessive overtime, fellow worker claims; workers had to work over a month without even a day off; they may be required to work overtime all night.  Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDeaths, Excessive Work Hours
31/05/2011
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01/05/2011
Flextronics Ltd., Co.
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
During peak season (June-October), workers must work 10.5 hours daily, 7 days/week. Working hours exceed 310 hours per month, including 130 hours of overtime. A 23-year-old male worker was recently killed in the warehouse when a vehicle loaded with products backed into him.Zhuhai, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDeaths, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
04/08/2010Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
22-year-old female worker at electronics components factory found dead after falling from a high building.Jiangsu, ChinaBBCDeaths
27/05/2010
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01/01/2010
Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
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, ChinaBBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, China Labor WatchAbusive Management, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides
27/05/2010Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
Employee (25 years of age) attempted to kill himself by cutting his wrists, but survived after medical attention.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaThe Times, BBC, China Labor WatchDeaths, Suicides
26/05/2010Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
23-year-old factory worker dies by jumping from 7th floor dormitory balcony.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaBBC, China Labor WatchDeaths, Suicides
14/05/2010Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
21-year-old Foxconn employee jumps from 7th floor dormitory building to his death.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaGlobal TimesDeaths, Suicides
23/01/2010Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
19 year-old worker (Ma Xiangqian) at factory producing electronics leaped from high floor to his death. The month before his death he worked 286 hours (including 112 hours overtime, three times the legal limit), and got paid ~$1 per hour.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaThe New York TimesDeaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides
18/06/2007Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
19-year-old Foxconn employee hangs himself in company bathroom.ChinaProject GutenbergDeaths, Suicides
15/02/2007GP Battery International Ltd.
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
Two cases of Cadmium intoxication and two of Cadmium poisoning found among 177 workers manufacturing primary and rechargeable batteries. At least 3 young female workers also died from kidney-related diseases.Huizhou, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard
01/02/2007Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
Labor concerns at factory (about 12,000 employees) manufacturing electronic components: contract workers discriminated vis-à-vis regular workers; wages not sufficient to cover living expenditures; LCD workers solder lead and inhale the smoke; accident reported in 2001 were 6 people died after building collapse.ThailandSOMODeaths, Discrimination, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard