12 hours/day work shifts (4 hours daily overtime); compulsory overtime; occupational safety concerns – in factory (700-800 workers) producing plastic products.
Incident Tag: Occupational Hazard
Lack of necessary safety equipment
KKR Reaps Profits from Sweatshop Labor:Illegal Conditions at Four Dollar General Supplier Factories (Source Pro)
Exhausting workload in factory (over 900 workers) producing household equipment; 11.5-12.5 hour daily shifts (14-15 hour stay at factory overall); 6 days/week in slow season; 7 days/week in busy season; workers (assembling dpt) required to stand when working; safety concerns; frequent occurring injuries such as crushed fingers.
KKR Reaps Profits from Sweatshop Labor:Illegal Conditions at Four Dollar General Supplier Factories (1)
At least 11 hour work shifts, which can reach to overnight; work 7 days/week (over 110 hours overtime/month); lack of occupational safety; and frequent occurring injuries in factory (~ 1,000 people) producing household electronics.
Unhappy Holidays at Merton Factory
Report uncovers: excessive worker overtime (123 hours/month); 6 days/week workload; low monthly wages ($206-$221 including overtime); and student workers at factory (~10,000 people) producing plastic toys.
Wal-Mart’s Road to Sustainability: Paved with False Promises? (Ηuasheng)
Labor violations in factory (1400-1500 workers) producing packaging products: 11 -11.5 hour shifts in busy seasons, 7 days/week (77 hours/week overall); extremely low wages ($0.51/hour), that is 60% of the minimum wage; inhaling large amounts of paper particles and other debris; elaborate audit cheating system.
Shattered Dreams: Underage Worker Death at Factory Supplying to Disney, Other International Brands
17 year old worker dead, his body mutilated by a malfunctioning paper crushing machine in color printing and binding factory rife with labor violations; many child workers; some as young as 13 being hired; low wages ($113/month); no safety training; old and outdated factory machines; injuries; 2 hours daily overtime during slow season; up to 4 hours overtime at peak season; only 2 days of rest per month; 14 workers share a single room.
Economic Crisis Plagues Dollar General, Target, Home Depot and Twin-Star International Workers
Excessive hours at factory (~900 workers) manufacturing electric fireplaces, heaters, fans and other commodities; 11.5-12.5 daily shifts 6 days/week during slow season; 7 days/week during peak season. Other worker complaints include: low wages, injuries, high temperatures and overstress.
Investment that creates workers’ misery and poverty; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) (6)
Poor working conditions at factory (~2,100 workers) producing cement; low average monthly wages (US$138-$175); dangerous workplace resulting in injuries.
Investment that creates workers’ misery and poverty; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) (5)
Workers at 2 Stanley factories paid poverty wages as low as 65-68 US cents an hour, and are forced to work 12 hours per day at times 14 hours, in unsafe, unsanitary and hot environment.
Investment that creates workers’ misery and poverty; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) (2)
Exhausting working conditions for factory workers (~1,800) producing candles and Christmas lights; at least 13-hour shifts, 7 days/week; twice a month 24-hour shifts are required; if refused overtime, factory deducts 3 days’ worth of wages; factory trains workers to cheat clients.