International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Date	Company	Accusation	City / Area / Country	Source	Tags
22/06/2016	Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM))	Labor concerns at factory (about 3,500 workers) manufacturing parts of electronic products: the factory does not strictly adhere to the terms of the employment contract; 12-13.5 daily work shifts; some shifts last up to 15 hours; workers must go 3 months without a single day off; forced labor is present at the factory; monthly wage is 2000 RMB (308USD); workers are not given any fire safety training; some reported injuries.	Dongguan, Guangdong, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard
22/11/2011	Jingmo Electronics Corporation (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM))	1,000 workers stage strike at factory (~3,000 employees) producing keyboards, owing to unreasonable overtime demands (17-19 hours overall factory stay), worker abuse and bullying by managers, among other grievances.	Shajing, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
30/04/2011 - 01/04/2011	Catcher Technology (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM))	10.5 working hours per day, 7 days/week regardless of peak or off season. Workers are being scolded, if being slow. At times physical abuse is in order. Workers complain of strong toxic odors, when manufacturing mobile phones and cameras.	Suzhou, Jiangsu, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard
01/07/2009	(Suppliers Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM))	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
31/07/2007 - 01/06/2006	(International Business Machines Corporation (IBM))	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