Report reveals severe violations of workers’ rights in Asian (China, Philippines) mobile phone factories.
Incident Tag: Occupational Hazard
Lack of necessary safety equipment
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.
Samsung admits its phones may contain tin from area mined by children
Samsung admits using tin sourced from Bangka Island, where unregulated tin mining depends on child labour, wrecks the environment and kills an estimated 150 miners every year.
Brazil to sue Samsung over working conditions
Poor working conditions at factory (6.000 workers): putting employees’ health at risk; forcing them to carry out intense but repetitive activities; 10 hour daily shifts; one worker worked 27 days straight, without day off; workers to perform triple the amount of movements considered safe under ergonomic studies. Brazilian public prosecutors are suing Samsung for R$250m ($109m) in damages.
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.
Malaysia police arrest 42 foreigners after riot at export factory
Workers riot at JCY Int. factory, highlighting accusations of poor working conditions after the death of an employee.
SKorea-Samsung-Safety Secrets story
Investigation finds that South Korean authorities repeatedly allowed Samsung to block the release of information about chip workers’ exposure to chemicals and other hazards.
Marathon Petroleum sued in Texas court over Jan. 11 refinery fire: lawyer
Fire at refinery; 3 contract workers injured – $1 million in damages.
Guam, American Samoa facilities settle risk management plan deficiencies
Companies failed to review and update risk management plans for storage of hazardous chemicals – $2,000.
Guam, American Samoa facilities settle risk management plan deficiencies
Chicken of the Sea failed to review and update risk management plans for storage of hazardous chemicals – $1,200.