Shell ordered (in January 2015) to compensate 15,600 Nigerian fishermen for losses suffered to their health, livelihoods and land caused by two massive oil spills in 2008 and 2009 – £55 million.
Incident Tag: Pollution
Two new legal actions launched against Shell over Nigerian oil pollution
Two new legal cases launched against the oil giant Shell over damage caused to the environment in Nigeria from repeated large scale oil spills.
Exhaustion Has No Limit at Apple Supplier in China
Incidents of over 100 security guards harassing and beatings at factory (15,000 workers). Workers toil for 64 to 72 hours/week; with low wages; workers are numb and exhausted. “We are just machines” – Zhen Ding Tech worker
Dirty Toys Made in China Holiday Toys Made Under Sweatshop Conditions. December 10, 2015
“Both hands must be constantly moving.” 12 to 13-plus hour shifts in near freezing conditions, earning as little as $1.36 an hour. Fumes from chemicals including industrial alcohol, phenylenediamine and sodium peroxide cause nausea, dizziness and headaches.
Two Years of Broken Promises
Two investigations throughout 2013-2014 find labor violations at factory (20,000 workers) including: excessive overtime nearly 100 hours/month, hazardous waste poured into a nearby river, unsafe working environment. Catcher workers have “suffered skin and eye irritation, and are at risk for more serious health problems” making tablet computers, smartphones and laptops.
Dirty Frying Pans: An investigation of labor abuses in five Chinese cookware factories (Anotech)
Over exhausted workforce sleeping next to machines in the workshop. Their safety “equipment distributed is insufficient”. On the day of the investigation “a worker’s hand was smashed by a pressing machine”.
The Other Side of Fairy Tales (Zhenyang)
Devastating sweatshop conditions with workers exposed to toxic chemicals such as industrial alcohol and acetone, or extremely loud machines. Factory’s industrial waste water is discharged directly into a nearby river without treatment.