| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2011 - 01/03/2011 | Quanta Computer (Supplier Of Toshiba) | ~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 | |
| 01/02/2007 | Kent Adhesive Products Co. (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor violations at factory (500 workers) manufacturing coated hard disc frames: 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week (72 hours/week); forced overtime; inadequate safety precautions; various reports of diseases (bronchitis, dizziness, sinusitis) stemming from chemical odour; union formation strictly prohibited by management; discrimination over contract workers; descrimination over worker sexual orientation. | Cavite Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor concerns at factory (1,000 employees) supplying aluminium base for HDDs: 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union repression. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Mechanical Keyparts Philippines (MKP) Incorporation (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor issues at factory (1,500 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union formation strictly prohibited by management. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | San Technology Inc (Supplier Of Toshiba) | 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 | |
| 01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor violations at factory (about 4,000 employees)producing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against contract workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers feel forced to earn overtime income to cover basic needs; 10-12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; compulsury overtime. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor problems at factory (3,000 workers) producing electronics: does not allow union members; discrimination over pregnant women; wages insifficient to cover living costs; work 12 hours/day 5-6 days/week (60-72 hours/week); compulsury overtime. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | LTEC Company (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor concerns at factory (over 6,000 workers) producing electronic components: wages not enought ot cover living expenditures; work 12 hours/day (including 4 hour compulsory overtime); 6 days/week; discrimination on Hepatitis B workers. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
| 01/02/2007 | CKL Electronics Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor concerns at electronics factory (850 workers): wages not enough to cover living expenditures; compuslory overtime between January-June; work over 60 hours/week; sometimes during peak season workers do two shifts (24 hours a day in total); exposure to hazardous chamicals with insufficient safety equipment; coughing and irritated skin; at least two cases have been found of workers having poisonous chemicals in their blood; frequent factory fires with insufficient fire protection. | Thailand | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/11/2006 - 01/11/2006 | (Suppliers Of Toshiba) | 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 |
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