Male worker at Foxconn factory jumped from building to his death.
Incident Tag: Deaths
Wiwa et al v. Royal Dutch Petroleum et al
Shell charged with complicity in human rights abuses against the Ogoni people of Nigeria. Abuses include: “summary execution, crimes against humanity, torture, inhumane treatment, arbitrary arrest, wrongful death, and assault and battery.” Case settled for $15.5 million.
J&J must pay $72 mln for cancer death linked to talcum powder -lawyers
J & J ordered to pay damages for woman’s death from ovarian cancer linked to her use of the company’s talcum-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades – $72 million
‘SEA SLAVES’: THE HUMAN MISERY THAT FEEDS PETS AND LIVESTOCK
Slave Labor in Indonesian fishing boats linked to pet consumer products – “those who fled recounted horrific violence: the sick cast overboard, the defiant beheaded, the insubordinate sealed for days below deck in a dark, fetid fishing hold.”
Tazreen one year on – factsheet (20/11/2013)
112 workers dead, and many more injured in deadly fire break out. Survivors were forced to jump off fifth floor windows to escape the fire.
Another Fire in Bangladesh: Seven Women Killed at Smart Fashion, Saturday Jan 26
7 women killed in factory fire, including 3 children.
Bangladesh: Another Deadly Garment Fire Kills 10, Injures Over 50
Garment factory catches fire; 10 workers dead; over 50 injured.