Two cases of Cadmium intoxication and two of Cadmium poisoning found among 177 workers manufacturing primary and rechargeable batteries. At least 3 young female workers also died from kidney-related diseases.
Incident Tag: Deaths
Coal mine cable car plunges, killing 20
20 workers killed and 14 injured after elevator cable snaps. A notice of suspension had previously been issued to Qusheng Coalmine. A villager around the coalmine alleges that though the coalmine did not operate during the day, it still did secretly at night.
Kingsoft brags about employee overtime? Lawyer: compulsory overtime illegal.
Internet post reveals 25-year-old employee was found dead in the office. Shortly before the post, Kingsoft’s subsidiary Kingsoft Internet uploaded a picture of an employee laying his head on the desk and sleeping, saying that employees were working overtime for an entire week for the release of new product.
Nike, Adidas, Reebok and New Balance Made in China
Workers kept in factory for 12,5 hours, work intensity and low wages drive people to illness, death and suicide. Female worker turned ill in November 1999. She was denied sick leave 3 times, and was found dead in the restroom. Since 1994, 14 workers have committed suicide.
Dongguan Elegant Top Shoes Co., Ltd (1)
4 female workers attempted suicide; 2 dead, 2 injured. One of them, at age 16, after being scolded by her leaders for defects on her work became so embarrassed that she jumped from the tower .
Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops
During peak season (June-October), workers must work 10.5 hours daily, 7 days/week. Working hours exceed 310 hours per month, including 130 hours of overtime. A 23-year-old male worker was recently killed in the warehouse when a vehicle loaded with products backed into him.
One worker died on the production line for Timberland and Clarks.
Sick worker, denied day-off to rest, dies of over-exhaustion during peak production period.
Child Worker Dies Suddenly at Electronics Factory Producing For ASUS (death)
14-year-old worker (Liu Fuzong) at factory producing motherboards found dead by his co-workers on his dorm bed.
Samsung admits its phones may contain tin from area mined by children
Samsung admits using tin sourced from Bangka Island, where unregulated tin mining depends on child labour, wrecks the environment and kills an estimated 150 miners every year.
Malaysia police arrest 42 foreigners after riot at export factory
Workers riot at JCY Int. factory, highlighting accusations of poor working conditions after the death of an employee.