Jabil Circuit Inc. – CorpAbuse

Date	Company	Accusation	City / Area / Country	Source	Tags
25/09/2014	Jabil Circuit Inc.	Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) including: unsafe working environment, verbally abusive management, workforce dependent on overtime wages, cases of unpaid overtime wages, crowded dormitories (8 people/per room).	Wuxi, Jiangsu, China	China Labor Watch	Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
31/08/2013 - 01/03/2013	Jabil Circuit Inc.	Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) manufcturing iphones: hiring discrimination over age (18-35) and tattoos; inadequate safety training; 12 hour daily work shifts; approximately 6 days/week; work reaching 110 hours of monthly overtime; standing work for 11.5 hours; 11 hours of forced and unpaid monthly overtime; potential audit fraud; workers rely on overtime work to earn a living wage; base wage is 1,500 RMB ($245).	Wuxi, Jiangsu, China	China Labor Watch, (2)	Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012	Jabil Circuit Inc.	Labor concerns at factory (4000 workers) producing electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 38 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts during peak season (March-May), 6 days/week; workers averaged 84 overtime hours per month.	Shajing Town, Shenzhen, China	China Labor Watch	Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours
31/05/2011 - 01/03/2011	Hongkai Electronic Technology (Supplier Of Jabil Circuit Inc.)	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
31/07/2007 - 01/06/2006	(Jabil Circuit Inc.)	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