Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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13/01/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | Factory engineer (25 years old) jumped of building last week. Before her death an incident occurred of factory officials rebuking her, and telling her she would lose her job. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Deaths, Suicides | |
31/08/2010 - 01/08/2010 | BYD Company Ltd. (Supplier Of Nokia) | Labor conditions at Baolong electronics factory (over 20.000 workers): 2 worker suicide attempts allegedly due to work stress, 1 dead, 1 survived (in the past 2 years); 10 hour daily work shifts (12 hours overall factory stay); 270 hours each month; 144 hours monthly overtime during busy season (September-December); 14 days non-stop work in busy season; wages less than 1 USD/hour. | Baolong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides | |
27/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | Factory employee (Yan Li) 27 years old dies suddenly at his home. His family and colleagues suspect he died from exhaustion; Li worked for almost 35 hours non-stop a couple of days before. | Hongzhun, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, Global Times | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours | |
27/05/2010 - 01/01/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | 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 | |
27/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | Employee (25 years of age) attempted to kill himself by cutting his wrists, but survived after medical attention. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | The Times, BBC, China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
26/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | 23-year-old factory worker dies by jumping from 7th floor dormitory balcony. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | BBC, China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
25/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | Li Hai, a young factory worker (19 years of age) found dead after jumping from dormitory building. | Longhua, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | The Telegraph | Deaths, Suicides | |
21/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | 21-year-old employee at electronics manufacturer jumped from building to his death. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Financial Times | Deaths, Suicides | |
14/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | 21-year-old Foxconn employee jumps from 7th floor dormitory building to his death. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Global Times | Deaths, Suicides | |
18/06/2007 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Nokia) | 19-year-old Foxconn employee hangs himself in company bathroom. | China | Project Gutenberg | Deaths, Suicides |