Routine excessive overtime, public humiliations, poor health conditions and crowded dormitories revealed in 3 Foxconn plants in report by two NGOs.
Incident Tag: Occupational Hazard
Lack of necessary safety equipment
Apple faces pollution storm in China
Group of 36 Chinese environmental groups issue report, accusing electronics companies, especially Apple, of failing to address concerns over pollution and worker health issues in factories supplying its components.
Survey accuses Foxconn of more labor law violations
Research at electronics factory (~900.000 workers) suggests: “militaristic” work culture; exploitation of interns; forced overtime; 83.2 hours of average monthly overtime (twice the Chinese legal maximum); 10 hours or more daily work shifts for interns.
An investigation of suppliers of Dollar General (Hong Da)
Peak season work is 12-13 hours daily (140 hours monthly overtime), and sometimes workers can’t have any time off for a whole month at factory (500 employees) producing telephones.
An investigation of suppliers of Dollar General (Yiu Yi)
150 hours monthly overtime in peak seasons, and 80 hours of overtime in slow season, for workers at toy factory.
An investigation of suppliers of Dollar General (MIL)
Labor violations at factory (over 100 employees) producing indoor lamps: more than 11 hours daily work on peak seasons; sometimes workers get only 1 day off a month; unsafe environment; potential risks for injuries.
An investigation of suppliers of Dollar General (KLML)
Poor conditions at factory (over 700 workers) manufacturing household electronic appliances: strong safety violations; no adequate protective equipment provided; 50 hours overtime in slow season; 150 hours overtime in high season; at times workers have only one day off in a month.
An Investigation of Four Suppliers of Carrefour (Lanyu)
Labor violations at factory (800 workers) producing toys; 11-12 hour daily shifts; 2 days of rest per month; unpaid overtime according to law; workers exposed to toxic fumes; wages paid after three months of work.
Did Dreams Come True? Workers still live in fear of occupational injury
Very poor conditions at factory producing paper goods; 13.5 hour daily work shifts during peak seasons; mandatory overtime on Saturdays and sometimes on Sundays; at least 81 hours work per week (at least 96 hours factory stay); wages as low as $0.66/hour; serious lack of workplace safety; occurring injuries.
KKR Reaps Profits from Sweatshop Labor:Illegal Conditions at Four Dollar General Supplier Factories (Shijie)
No safety protection, overtime wages not paid for up to three months, among other labor violations in factory ( ~ 3.000 workers) producing household equipment.