Violations at factory (about 900 workers) producing cell phone casings and other parts: 120 hours or more mandatory overtime/month; work 28 days/month; 11 hour daily shifts; low base salary (1310 RMB – $206); workers dependent on overtime in order to make a living wage; workers must always stand while working.
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.”
Investigation of Two Clothing and Apparel Factories in China
12 hour daily shifts; 6 days/week; some workers even work 15 – 16 hours a day; overtime is necessary for 300 workers to support themselves at clothing factory.
BYD Company limited investigative report (Baolong SHenzhen)
Labor conditions at Baolong electronics factory (over 20.000 workers): 2 worker suicide attempts allegedly due to work stress, 1 dead, 1 survived (in the past 2 years); 10 hour daily work shifts (12 hours overall factory stay); 270 hours each month; 144 hours monthly overtime during busy season (September-December); 14 days non-stop work in busy season; wages less than 1 USD/hour.
Dell, HP, and NEC Supplier Factory Case Study: MSI Computer (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Workers at electronics factory endure: Only 1-2 days of rest each month during peak season; 12+ hours/day, 6-7-day work week; working hour wage is $0.94/hr; blatant discrimination against male workers and older workers; workers not allowed to talk and go to the bathroom during production.
COC: False Advertising of Disney (Champion Crown)
Use of child workers below 16 years of age; work 7 days/week during busy season (one day of rest/month); 12 hour daily work shifts (14,5 hours overall factory stay) at factory manufacturing plastic products.
Adidas workers on £11 a week in China
Investigation at factories of Adidas suggests poor conditions including: basic wages of £11.36 a week; management cheating on pay; discrimination; longer than 70 hours of work per week to earn a living wage; stifling attempts of setting up a union.
Report Finds Foxconn Internship Program Rife With Abuse
Foxconn systematically exploited young workers through internship programs offered by over 200 vocational schools since 2009, forcing them, for instance, to work 14-hour days in a standing position with low pay, according to report by Peking and Tsinghua Universities.
Inside Foxconn’s Factory: Report Exposes Conditions At Apple Manufacturer
Routine excessive overtime, public humiliations, poor health conditions and crowded dormitories revealed in 3 Foxconn plants in report by two NGOs.
Foxconn: The Work and Sweat of Youth Building an OEM Empire
Not acceptable labor conditions at 5 Foxconn factories: 10 hour standing shifts for most workers; majority works 270 hours on a monthly basis; low wages (from $0.66/hour to $1.00/hour); productions errors are treated with castigation, verbal rebuke and physical abuse.
Strike Forces Honda to Shut Plants in China
1.900 workers at factory making parts for Honda go on strike protesting over low wages and labor conditions.