Beatings & Violence – Page 2

Worker representatives of strike detained by local officials in Shenzhen

Hundreds of workers go on strike after manager slaps female worker at factory (with about 600 employees) manufacturing cosmetic brushes. Serious labor violations reported, including: 3-5 hours daily overtime, in addition to base 8 hour schedule, 6 days/week; 7 days/week in busy season; lack of effective protective measures.

Investigations on Toy Suppliers in China: Workers are still suffering (4)

Normal 12 hour factory schedule for workers, sometimes with no rest days in an entire month, 2 report child workers, very low wages, physical abuse, no safety equipment. Workers say the factory is run by the criminal underworld.

China Railway Group Six beat up migrant workers demanding payment of overdue wages: the unfair game between employer and employees

Allegations of physical beating of migrant workers who were demanding payment of overdue wages.

Foxconn’s Factory, Producing iPhone 5’s, Erupts in a Riot

Over 2,000 workers riot at Foxconn factory making iPhone 5’s, after factory guards dragged worker into a van and began beating him.

Kingmaker Footwear (Timberland made in China)

Harsh working conditions at factory producing clothes and footwear: verbal harassment, physical abuse, 13.5 hours in the factory (11 work hours), child laborers of 14 to 16 years old, 16 workers sleep in one room.

Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops

10.5 working hours per day, 7 days/week regardless of peak or off season. Workers are being scolded, if being slow. At times physical abuse is in order. Workers complain of strong toxic odors, when manufacturing mobile phones and cameras.

Philippines: makeITfair finds continued labour abuses in computer manufacturing – calls on brands to take more action with suppliers

Report reveals that suppliers of computer components in the Philippines violated labour laws and codes of conduct of computer brands.

Incident Tag: Beatings & Violence