McDonald’s

Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
20/11/2015Combine Will (Dongguan) Industrial Co., Ltd.
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
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, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
11/11/2013McDonald'sMcDonald's involved in labor violations in Beijing, such as prolonging working hours arbitrarily, paying wages in arrears, and not paying wages for probationary periods.Beijing, ChinaChina Labor Watch (1st par), ChengbiancunForced Overtime, Unpaid Wages
30/09/2013
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01/04/2013

(Suppliers Of McDonald's)
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.ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages
28/11/2012Wei Lee Fung Plastic Product Co., Ltd.
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
16/12/2009
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15/12/2009
Intertek
(Client of McDonald's)
Allegations of criminal acceptance of bribes by Intertek auditor in exchange for overlooking fraud at the Hang Fat toy factory's salary and working hours records. The auditor asked the factory to pay a bribe in order to allow the factory pass the audit. The factory paid the required bribe.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor Watch, (2)Bribing & Corruption, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage
29/10/2009Merton Company Limited
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
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, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
22/07/2006Merton Company Limited
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
Workers protest against meager wages and poor living conditions at toy factory.Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchNon-Living Wage
22/07/2006Henry Plastic Toy Factory
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
Thousands of workers demonstrated protesting paltry wages and poor working conditions. Over 10 people were arrested.
Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchNon-Living Wage
31/08/2005
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01/01/2005
Kai Long factory
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance
31/05/2001
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01/12/1998
Merton Company Limited
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
27/08/2000
(Supplier Of McDonald's)
"A contracted toy company producing for McDonald’s employed 400 child workers, who were required to work 16 hours per day and paid 1.5 yuan per hour. The youngest worker was only 14 years old."ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance