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.
Incident Tag: Non-Living Wage
Wage described as workers not being able to make endsmeet. Overtime is required.
BY the CCC :
“This means that a living wage should
• be paid to all workers and a lower minimum wage would be illegal
• be earned within a standard working week, that is no longer than 48 hours
• be a basic wage: exclusive of benefits, bonuses and overtime pay
• cover the basic needs of the worker and his/her family
• provide a discretionary income amounting to at least 10% of the basic wage.”
Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops
Very low wages. If production quota is not met workers must work unpaid additional overtime. Excessive workhours – 12hours/day. During peak season, there are only 1 to 2 days of rest each month. Talking is strictly forbidden. If managers discover mistakes, they verbally abuse workers. In certain departments, workers must stand for their entire shift. Evening shift workers show exhaustion and significant health deterioration.
Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops
Significantly low wages, and production quotas which if not reached workers must toil additional hours without overtime pay assembling wires.
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.
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.
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.
Shenzhen, China: NGO survey of working conditions in 13 electronics factories supplying 47 brands finds abuses including child labour, discrimination, excessive overtime
An investigation of 13 Shenzhen electronics factories producing components for many well-known brand names found widespread labour abuses.
Workers silenced as we talk (SOMO)
Report reveals severe violations of workers’ rights in Asian (China, Philippines) mobile phone factories.
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.
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.”