| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2015 | Zhenyang Wanju Factory (Supplier Of Mattel) | “Both hands must be constantly moving.” 12 to 13-plus hour shifts in near freezing conditions, earning as little as $1.36 an hour. Fumes from chemicals including industrial alcohol, phenylenediamine and sodium peroxide cause nausea, dizziness and headaches. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 20/11/2015 | Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company (Supplier Of Mattel) | Workers exposed to toxic chemicals without protective equipment, reported injuries, overtime workhours reaching 80 hrs/month among other violations at toy factory. | Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 20/11/2015 | Winson (Taiqiang) Precision Manufacturing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Mattel) | Lack of protective equipment, while workers exposed to toxic chemicals. Workload reaching 11 hours/day, 6 days/week. Cramped dormitories containing 12 people/room. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 20/11/2015 | Combine Will (Dongguan) Industrial Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Workers do 13.5 hour daily shifts accumulating up to or more than 100 hours of overtime per month, nearly three times the Chinese legal maximum. They're not permitted to go to the restroom or get water because it is deemed a risk to production speed. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 03/08/2015 | Ever Force Toys and Electronics Company (Supplier Of Mattel) | "Company “boss” ran away, leaving workers with three months of unpaid wages and four months of unpaid insurance contributions." | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 21/07/2015 | Jingyu Toy Products (Supplier Of Mattel) | Occasions of long overtime in busy seasons. Worker explains: "The factory makes workers toil until 2 in the morning, still expecting them to come to work later in the morning for the day shift." | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/11/2014 | Mattel Electronics Dongguan (Supplier Of Mattel) | "Workers will easily accumulate more than 100 hours of overtime month", some even reaching 118 hours of overtime in factory making toys. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 28/11/2014 | Chang An Mattel (Supplier Of Mattel) | Despite the 11.5 hour work shifts in Chang’ an Mattel Toy Factory, workers only receive a 30 minute meal break. Overtime reaching nearly three times the legal limit. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 28/11/2014 | Dongguan Lung Cheong Toys Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Excessive overtime, 12/hour shifts, six day workweeks, low wages and exposure to harmful chemicals. "A number of workers in the painting department said that the paint odor was extremely bad and that they suffered from nausea and diarrhea." | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/04/2013 | (Suppliers Of Mattel) | Investigation uncovers 18 sets of legal and ethical violations, including 84 to 110 hours of monthly overtime, up to 13-hour working days, as well as hot and crowded dormitories, in 6 toy factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages | |
| 28/11/2012 | Wei Lee Fung Plastic Product Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Labor issues at toy factory (less than 6,000 workers): 11 hour daily shifts; workers seldom work with protective gear; lack of living wage. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 28/11/2012 - 01/10/2012 | Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company (Supplier Of Mattel) | Labor concerns at factory (3,000 workers) manufacturing plastic toys: 12 hour daily work shifts; 26 days/month; compulsury overtime work; lack of living wage; no gloves provided to workers using toxic chemical thinner; no masks provided to workers in spraying department; management discourages unionizing. | Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 02/11/2012 | Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Mattel) | Labor problems at toy factory (900 to 2,100 employees): extreme 180-210 monthly overtime in peak season (June-September); up to 14-15 hour daily shifts 6-7 days/week (including 6-7 hours of daily overtime); overtime illegally paid; lack of a living wage; 15 minute daily unpaid work; safety concerns; spray paint workers did not wear masks. | Hu Men, Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 20/10/2012 - 15/10/2012 | Winty Industries Corporation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Labor concerns at factory producing plastic toys such as Barbie: lack of a living wage for workers; average monthly work is 300 hours; illegally low overtime pay; wage discrimination on temporary workers; worker safety concerns; no masks or sound reducing earmuffs provided. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 08/09/2011 | Jida Toy Co., LTD (Supplier Of Mattel) | Violations at factory (3.000 workers) producing toys: during August, employees only received one rest day; 11 hours/ day for 6-7 days/week during busy season; workers in contact with hazardous chemicals and materials; extremely high temperatures in carving workshop; low wages in slow season (1,800 Yuan/month - $282 USD). | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 16/05/2011 | Shenzhen Sanwei Taiqiang Production Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Female factory worker (45 years old) jumps to death from sixth factory floor after argument with manager about taking time off from work. Allegedly, her poor performance was often criticized and as a result abused by her manager. At the time, she worked at the factory 11 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Suicides | |
| 17/11/2010 - 12/11/2010 | Dongguan Grand Plastic Cement Products Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Violations at toy factory (2.000 workers): some employees work up to 72 hours of overtime/month; penalties for not fulfilling production quotas; low wages (1,600 RMB/month -$252 USD); sewing workers often have their fingers crushed; female workers molested and verbally abused by management. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 29/10/2009 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of Mattel) | Report uncovers: excessive worker overtime (123 hours/month); 6 days/week workload; low monthly wages ($206-$221 including overtime); and student workers at factory (~10,000 people) producing plastic toys. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2005 - 01/01/2005 | Kai Long factory (Supplier Of Mattel) | Abusive conditions in toy factory: pay rates as low as only 59 percent of local minimum wage, worker dorm rooms housing 22 people each, work schedules that surpass the legal limit by at least 36.5 hours per week. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 31/05/2001 - 01/12/1998 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of Mattel) | Workers at toy factory toil for 12.5 hours/day, spend 16.5 hours in the factory overall, and have to work all night during delivery rush. Average salary per hour is 13 cents. 17-20 people sleep in one room. The factory uses various toxic materials. Many workers got their hands burned. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 19/08/1999 | (Mattel) | Group of 39 companies deemed responsible for disposing hazardous waste at Superfund site; 18,500 cubic yards of soil contaminated by VOCs, PCBs and lead. Cleanup settlement - $23 million. | Piscataway, NJ, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution |
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