Workers making plastic toys on 18-20.5 hour shifts; mandatory 7 day workweeks; 30 days a month; pay below minimum wage; 16 ½ cents an hour on average; organizing a union is strictly prohibited; 20 people share one dorm room.
Incident Tag: Inspection Fraud
Incident where managers and factory workers cheat on inspections.
Merton Company Limited
Workers at toy factory toil for 12.5 hours/day, spend 16.5 hours in the factory overall, and have to work all night during delivery rush. Average salary per hour is 13 cents. 17-20 people sleep in one room. The factory uses various toxic materials. Many workers got their hands burned.
Dongguan Elegant Top Shoes Co., Ltd (2)
Factory making shoes has female workers under 16, some of them are sexually harassed. Small dorm rooms are packed with eight workers. Workers stay in the factory for 13.2 hours/day, with hourly pay is as low as 24 cents U.S.
Kong Tai Shoes Mfg. Co., Ltd
Very low wages, 15.5 hours work/day, 30 days/month in peak season, 13.5 hour work per day under normal conditions, use of toxic substances without protective equipment, workers trained to lie when inspected by auditors.
Auditing Giant Intertek Sued In Relation to Auditor Bribery | China Labor Watch’s Announcement as to its Lawsuit Against Intertek Group PLC
Allegations of criminal acceptance of bribes by Intertek auditor in exchange for overlooking fraud at the Hang Fat toy factory’s salary and working hours records. The auditor asked the factory to pay a bribe in order to allow the factory pass the audit. The factory paid the required bribe.
Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops
11-12 work hours each day, for 30 days each month – monthly overtime exceeding 142 hours – during peak season (September – November). If workers do not work overtime, they won’t get a living wage. Malfunctioning machines lead in the past to over 8 major accidents resulting in life-long disabilities. Work pace is fast, no time to use the bathroom. Managers speak harshly and crudely to workers.
Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops
Low wages and 10 hour work time, including mandatory overtime manufacturing electronic devices. If production quotas are not met, additional mandatory overtime is in order. Poor working environment with no ventilation, no free masks, extremely loud noises and skin radiation.
6 Multinational Brands Acknowledge Labor Abuses at Supplier Factory
Low wages, student labor (16 year old employees), regular 12 hour day-work, working 30 days/month on busy season for factory workers.
Court: Studies understated Samsung health hazards
A South Korean court says studies conducted to evaluate safety at Samsung chip factories failed to fully examine workplace health hazards.
China Labor Watch – 20/11/2015
“A contracted toy company producing for McDonald’s employed 400 child workers, who were required to work 16 hours per day and paid 1.5 yuan per hour. The youngest worker was only 14 years old.”