Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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29/07/2013 - 01/03/2013 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor violations at factory (3,000 employees) manufacturing exterior computer parts: forced labor; ID's withheld for 3-14 days preventing workers from leaving the factory; hiring discrimination over age groups (above 35 years old) and workers with tattoos; discrimination against pregnant women; insufficient training procedure; 12 hour daily shifts (~136 hours monthly overtime); work 20- 31 days month; unpaid 14 hours of monthly overtime; mandatory overtime; base wage cannot meet basic needs ($240.95); workers rely on overtime; 80% of employees work while standing; factory disposes cutting solution to sewage system; chemical hazard; injuries; dispatch workers don't recieve social insurance; worker harassement and scolding if quota isn't met. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Tianjin Samsung Mobile Display (TSMD) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor violations at SDI Mobile factory (3500 workers) producing mobile displays: workers reach up to 186 hours of overtime during peak season; overtime is forced; serious gender and age discrimination; insulting and beating up of workers; hiring workers under 18 years of age; some workers receive wages below the legal minimum. | Xiqing, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor issues at (3) factory plants (~20,000 workers) specializing in producing cases for consumer electronic equipment: 11-12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week on average; work 7 days/week during peak production (as many as 31 days/month); workers may not have a day off for months at a time; work may reach as many as 18 hours/day; verbally abusive management; dangerous working environment; very poor quality safety equipment, factory switches to better only during customer visit or audit; hundreds student workers aged as low as 16 year old; workers have to take overtime in order to make ends meet (base salary 1,280 RMB ≈$203). | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor violations at factory (~5,000 workers) producing parts for consumer electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; workers have one day off/month during off season; during peak season they have 1 day off every two months (143 - 154 hours monthly overtime); 24 hour shift when workers switch from morning to evening shift; local minimum wage pay; overtime required to cover living costs; overall average wage 3,000 RMB (≈$476); verbally abusive managers; poor air quality and toxic chemical exposure; reported injury burns. | Suzhou, Xiangchen, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Catcher Technology (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor concerns at factory (~14,000 workers) manufacturing components for laptops, digital cameras, and mobile devices: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 30 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; during peak season (April to December), workers get at most two days a month and may not have a single day off for an entire month; verbally abusive management; the simple face masks that the factory provides do not effectively prevent workers from inhaling metal dust; a thick layer of metal particles was evident under workers’ nostrils; safety training to new workers nor do they inform workers of the inherent risks of their occupations; workers need to work overtime to make ends meet; average monthly salary is approximately 2,900 RMB (≈$460). | Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
31/05/2011 - 01/03/2011 | Hongkai Electronic Technology (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | 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 | |
31/05/2011 - 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, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
31/05/2011 - 01/05/2011 | TE Connectivity (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | 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 - 01/04/2011 | MSI Computer Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Very low wages. If production quota is not met workers must work unpaid additional overtime. Excessive workhours - 12hours/day. During peak season, there are only 1 to 2 days of rest each month. Talking is strictly forbidden. If managers discover mistakes, they verbally abuse workers. In certain departments, workers must stand for their entire shift. Evening shift workers show exhaustion and significant health deterioration. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
30/04/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Suppliers Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | 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 | |
07/02/2011 - 01/12/2010 | MSI Computer Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Workers at electronics factory endure: Only 1-2 days of rest each month during peak season; 12+ hours/day, 6-7-day work week; working hour wage is $0.94/hr; blatant discrimination against male workers and older workers; workers not allowed to talk and go to the bathroom during production. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
30/09/2010 - 01/06/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | 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 (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, China | BBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides | |
23/01/2010 | Foxconn 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, China | The New York Times | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides | |
01/07/2009 | (Suppliers Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Report reveals that suppliers of computer components in the Philippines violated labour laws and codes of conduct of computer brands. | Philippines | SOMO | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | Delta 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. | Thailand | SOMO | Deaths, Discrimination, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | CKL Electronics Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor concerns at electronics factory (850 workers): wages not enough to cover living expenditures; compuslory overtime between January-June; work over 60 hours/week; sometimes during peak season workers do two shifts (24 hours a day in total); exposure to hazardous chamicals with insufficient safety equipment; coughing and irritated skin; at least two cases have been found of workers having poisonous chemicals in their blood; frequent factory fires with insufficient fire protection. | Thailand | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | Western Digital (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor violations at HDD factory (8,000 employees): wage discrimination over agency workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers state wages are not enogh to cover living costs; 12 hour daily shifts; 7 days/week during peak season (10 months/year); compulsury overtime; industrial hygiene concerns. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor violations at factory (about 4,000 employees)producing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against contract workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers feel forced to earn overtime income to cover basic needs; 10-12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; compulsury overtime. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Astec Power Phil. Inc. (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Labor concerns at factory (4,000 employees) manufacturing HDD materials: 4 hours daily overtime; 12 daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; wages insufficient to cover living costs; discrimination over contract workers; frequent small accidents. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
30/11/2006 - 01/11/2006 | (Suppliers Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | An investigation of 13 Shenzhen electronics factories producing components for many well-known brand names found widespread labour abuses. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
01/12/2005 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) |
Low wages and long work hours in Chinese company supplying
motherboards, enclosures, coolers, etc; workers complain over not having a single day off for months; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses.
| Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage |