Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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27/02/2017 | (Supplier Of Samsung) | Investigation has found wretched working conditions in unregulated artisanal mines where cobalt is extracted for smartphones: abundant child labor; as young as four years old working; 12-hour daily shifts; workers earning as little as 8p a day; desperately dangerous conditions; exposure to cobalt and dust fumes; mine tunnels are dug by hand by miners who have no protective equipment; recent death reported due to mine collapse. | Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sky News | Child Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
17/02/2016 | Samsung | Interviews underline labor concerns at Samsung facility (~2, 500 workers) manufacturing air-conditions and refrigerators: salaries not enough to meet monthly expenses and to provide for their families; monthly wages between Rs 6,200 - Rs 12,000 ($92 - $178); hiring of contract workers/apprentices for the same work, but lower pay; 10-11 hour daily shifts during high season, 6-7 days/week; cases of unpaid overtime wage; compulsory overtime; workers victimised, dismissed, or put under pressure to resign, if they attempt to unionise. | Sungavarchatram, Tamil Nadu, India | Good Electronics | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
17/02/2016 - 01/01/2015 | (Supplier Of Samsung) | Report exposes occupational hazard and other violations at factories manufacturing cell phone parts: use of toxic substance methanol; inadequate health and safety training on the dangers of methanol; personal protective equipment not provided which led to exposure to workers' eyes, skin and respiratory system; at least 6 workers developed acute methanol poisoning; eye sight loss and brain damage; 12 hour daily shifts; in busy season take a day-off/month; temporary workers often not registered for social insurance. | South Korea | Solidarity for Worker's Health, Korean Lawyers for Public Interest and Human Rights, Korean House for International Solidarity | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
18/11/2015 | HEG Technology Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Samsung) | 16-year old children and students in the production line; hiring discrimination; mandatory overtime; 11-12 hour daily shifts; 6 days/week; in 2014 peak season overtime reached 7 hours; overtime is necessary for workers to make ends meet. | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage | |
28/08/2014 | HEG Technology Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Samsung) | 117 children working at the factory (10 of them being below 16); exhaustive 12 hour daily shifts on their feet, including compulsory overtime reaching to 4-5 hours. | Chenjiang, Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
30/09/2013 - 01/09/2013 | Samkwang Science and Technology (Supplier Of Samsung) | $84,000 of monthly unpaid overtime wages, up to 148 hours of overtime per month, intense rates of work that have workers assembling one cell phone case every four seconds, underage workers in the production line (16-18 years old), regular verbal abuse by management, forcing workers to work barefoot, fines imposed on workers, and insufficient safety training and safety measures. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
14/08/2013 | Samsung | Poor working conditions at factory (6.000 workers): putting employees’ health at risk; forcing them to carry out intense but repetitive activities; 10 hour daily shifts; one worker worked 27 days straight, without day off; workers to perform triple the amount of movements considered safe under ergonomic studies. Brazilian public prosecutors are suing Samsung for R$250m ($109m) in damages. | Manaus - AM, Brasil | Financial Times | Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
14/12/2012 | HTNS Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | 3 children as low as 14 years of age were discovered in electronics factory (1100 workers): 12 hour daily shifts; over 150 hours of monthly overtime during peak season; crude management culture. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard | |
30/11/2012 - 01/10/2012 | Chitwing Mould Industry (Dongguan) Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Samsung) | Egregious violations at factory (5.000 workers) manufacturing cell phone covers: workers consistently working over 220 hours of overtime for the past few months (six times the 36 hour overtime legal limit); minimum daily factory stay is 12 hours; 14-15 hour work days; some work for 16 hours/day; base salary (1100 RMB -$176); workers dependent on overtime to make a living-wage; 200 student workers in the summer. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
26/11/2012 | (Suppliers Of Samsung) | Samsung Electronics admits it has found illegal work practices in an audit of 105 of its Chinese suppliers, including excessive overtime and the imposition of a system of fines for lateness or absences. | China | Samsung News, The Guardian | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
25/11/2012 - 01/10/2012 | Samsung | Follow-up investigations at 4 Samsung factories revealed no improvements since report published 2 months ago. 'Worker violations, such as illegally long overtime hours, abuse of dispatch, underage, and student workers, employment discrimination, unfair treatment, low wages, and more still exist at Samsung factories.' | Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage | |
31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Tianjin Samsung Mobile Display (TSMD) (Part Of Samsung) | Labor violations at SDI Mobile factory (3500 workers) producing mobile displays: workers reach up to 186 hours of overtime during peak season; overtime is forced; serious gender and age discrimination; insulting and beating up of workers; hiring workers under 18 years of age; some workers receive wages below the legal minimum. | Xiqing, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Intops (Tianjin) Electronics Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | Legal violations at factory (about 1200 workers) manufacturing cell phone casings: about 100 hours/month of overtime during low season; about 150 hours/month during peak season; low base wage (1310 RMB - $206); workers dependent on overtime in order to make a living wage; no protective masks for workers in contact with printing fumes; physical pat downs from security guards; verbal abuse. | Jinnan, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Samsung | Report uncovers legal violations and labor abuses in 6 Samsung factories producing electronics: exhaustive working conditions; factory reaching 186 hours/month during peak season; work well over 100 hours of overtime/month in 5 factories; in all factories overtime surpasses the legal limit (36 hours/month); hiring of child workers in 3 factories; 11-12 hour shifts. | China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages | |
31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Tianjin Chaarmtech (Crucial) Electronic Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | Violations at factory (about 900 workers) producing cell phone casings and other parts: 120 hours or more mandatory overtime/month; work 28 days/month; 11 hour daily shifts; low base salary (1310 RMB - $206); workers dependent on overtime in order to make a living wage; workers must always stand while working. | Xiqing, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance | |
31/07/2012 - 01/06/2012 | HEG Technology Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Samsung) | Violations at factory (2.000 employees) producing mobile phones, mp3s, DVDs, etc:Research indicates student workers amount to 80% of the factory workforce; approximately 50-100 children working; youngest worker spotted was 14 years old; low wages for children, 70% less than formal employees; discrimination based on sex and age; 11 hours daily work shifts (including 3-5 hours of forced overtime). | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
31/03/2011 - 01/03/2011 | Quanta Computer (Supplier Of Samsung) | ~1/3 of factory's workforce is below 18 years of age, 140 hours/month overtime with one or two days of rest every month at peak seasons. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
24/09/2008 | (Suppliers Of Samsung) | Report reveals severe violations of workers’ rights in Asian (China, Philippines) mobile phone factories. | China and Philippines | SOMO | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Shenzhen Yonghong (Supplier Of Samsung) | Labor violations at electronics manufacturer: over 200 children workers hired under the age of 16; required to work 1.5 hours daily without pay; normal work 13 hours/day for 30 days (390 hours/month); more than 400 hours/month during peak seasons, 60 of those without pay; no gloves, masks and proper ergonomics in workplace; hand, eye and other bodily injuries. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
01/02/2007 | San Technology Inc (Supplier Of Samsung) | Labor issues at factory (2,000 employees) producing HDD materials: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); union formation prevented by management in 2003. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Union Repression | |
30/11/2006 - 01/11/2006 | (Suppliers Of Samsung) | An investigation of 13 Shenzhen electronics factories producing components for many well-known brand names found widespread labour abuses. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime |