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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
04/02/2016Xinhui Ri Xing Stainless Steel Products
(Supplier Of Walmart)
Workers toil  for 11 hours/day, 26 days/month in low season, and 30 days/month in high season. Essential safety equipment is missing, and it is not given to workers unless there is an inspection. If the inspection finds any violation, management forces workers to pay the fine.
Jiangmen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
20/11/2015Winson (Taiqiang) Precision Manufacturing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
(Supplier Of Walmart)
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, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages
22/03/2013
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01/01/2001
Alianza Fashion
(Supplier Of Walmart)
For 12 years, Alianza robbed workers of over $6 million in wages and benefits, changed it's legal name 4 times, and defrauded the  Guatemalan Social Security Institute (including the workers’ pension accounts) of over $4.7 million. Alianza sold garments to brands who then profited by 415% and 550% mark-ups.
Chimaltenango, GuatemalaInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsNon-Living Wage, Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages
17/12/2012Dream International (Zhengrun Toy Factory)
(Supplier Of Walmart)
Work hours reaching 15,5 hours not including the two meal breaks, 6 ½ hours of overtime daily, 7 days/week at peak seasons, and Lack of fire protection. "It’s very unsafe. If there was an emergency, people could not get out!"
Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsAbusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
30/06/2009
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01/04/2009
Hantai Shoe Production Ltd.
(Supplier Of Walmart)
4.5-5 hours forced daily overtime for shoe factory (over 4000 workers) to meet orders, cheating audit inspections, abusive management among other violations.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
30/06/2009
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01/04/2009
Huasheng Packaging Factory
(Supplier Of Walmart)
Labor violations in factory (1400-1500 workers) producing packaging products: 11 -11.5 hour shifts in busy seasons, 7 days/week (77 hours/week overall); extremely low wages ($0.51/hour), that is 60% of the minimum wage; inhaling large amounts of paper particles and other debris; elaborate audit cheating system.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
19/11/2007
(Suppliers Of Walmart)
Report exposes poor factory working conditions including: long hours reaching 420 per month in peak seasons, below subsistence wages, questionable safety precautions.Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance
21/12/2006Hua Tai 4K Factory
(Supplier Of Walmart)
Workers paid below subsistence-level wages making Bratz dolls; 51 ½ cents an hour; $4.13 a day. Routine 13 ½ to 15 ½ –hour shifts, seven days a week.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
21/12/2005Tsun Tat Toy Company Ltd
(Supplier Of Walmart)
Workers forced to work 15 to 19.5 hours a day, seven days/week making plastic toys for 43 cents an hour. Repetitive work - one operation every three seconds - leaves them with blistered and bleeding hands and fingers.Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor Watch, National Labor Committee Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
01/02/2004Foreway Industrial China, Ltd.
(Supplier Of Walmart)
Workers making plastic toys on 18-20.5 hour shifts; mandatory 7 day workweeks; 30 days a month; pay below minimum wage; 16 ½ cents an hour on average;  organizing a union is strictly prohibited; 20 people share one dorm room.Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor Watch, National Labor Committee Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages