Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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30/11/2008 - 01/11/2008 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited | Very poor conditions at shoe factory (over 15,000 workers): frequent suicides; discrimination against workers; 10 hour regular daily shifts; at least 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during peak seasons; exposure to extreme high temperatures and chemicals; lack of safety equipment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Suicides, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
31/10/2008 - 01/07/2008 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited | 3 workers end their lives in 4 month timespan, by jumping from factory building (YYII-S6), allegedly over demonstration towards poor factory treatment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides |