A total of 518 violations of structural safety requirements, 836 fire safety violations and 650 electrical safety violations, an average of 62 safety violations per factory were uncovered in 32 factories H&M described as its most important, closest and most ethical business partners.
Incident Tag: Occupational Hazard
Lack of necessary safety equipment
Ongoing Safety Delays at H&M Suppliers in Bangladesh
205 H & M factory suppliers considered under-equipped and exposed to fire hazard.
Another Fire in Bangladesh: Seven Women Killed at Smart Fashion, Saturday Jan 26
7 women killed in factory fire, including 3 children.
CBS News goes undercover in a Bangladesh clothing factory
Child labor – workers as young as 12 years old, abusive management, unpaid wages and fire hazards in clothing factory.
Bangladesh: Another Deadly Garment Fire Kills 10, Injures Over 50
Garment factory catches fire; 10 workers dead; over 50 injured.
Wal-Mart and Disney Toys from Hell
Work hours reaching 15,5 hours not including the two meal breaks, 6 ½ hours of overtime daily, 7 days/week at peak seasons, and Lack of fire protection. “It’s very unsafe. If there was an emergency, people could not get out!”
Gap and Old Navy in Bangladesh: cheating the poorest workers in the world
14- to – 23 hour shifts, 7 days/week, reaching to massive 210 hours of overtime, even for pregnant women; extreme work hours; beatings; humiliation; death threats; starvation wages (20 to 24 cents per hour); workers visibly sick, exhausted and dazed.
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
A Race to the Bottom: Trans-Pacific Partnership and Nike in Vietnam
67 Vietnamese factories, supplying Nike with footwear and clothing, allegedly pay workers 48 to 69 cents/hour. While the “average customs value of the Nike sneakers is just $5.27 per pair”, Nike shoes “sell in the U.S. from $60 to $120 to well past $200”
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.