Plea for help from man claiming to be Chinese prisoner-worker found in Saks bag. Man alleges he and other workers are ll-treated and work like slaves for 13 hours every day producing such bags in bulk.
Incident Tag: Abusive Management
Psychological, verbal, physical abuse
Major labor violations in a Quanta Computer factory
Investigation reveals 15 sets of labor violations at electronics factory; more than $1.8 million in monthly unpaid overtime; 12-hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; mandatory overtime; hours more than two times in excess of statutory limits.
Worker representatives of strike detained by local officials in Shenzhen
Hundreds of workers go on strike after manager slaps female worker at factory (with about 600 employees) manufacturing cosmetic brushes. Serious labor violations reported, including: 3-5 hours daily overtime, in addition to base 8 hour schedule, 6 days/week; 7 days/week in busy season; lack of effective protective measures.
More labor abuse in Samsung phone factory
$84,000 of monthly unpaid overtime wages, up to 148 hours of overtime per month, intense rates of work that have workers assembling one cell phone case every four seconds, underage workers in the production line (16-18 years old), regular verbal abuse by management, forcing workers to work barefoot, fines imposed on workers, and insufficient safety training and safety measures.
Investigations on Toy Suppliers in China: Workers are still suffering (8)
One rest day per month in peak season; 4 rest days/month in slow season. Peak season work schedule may reach 14-15 hours. Workers live in dorms, 12 people per room.
Investigations on Toy Suppliers in China: Workers are still suffering (6)
12-13 hours of work, strikes for low wages, and in 2005 issues of several child workers.
Ju Qian (Capable) Furniture Factory Report
Workers during slow season stay in factory for 12 hours/day, 6 days/week making furniture, among other violations. Peak season schedule – 15 hours/day.
Samsung’s Audits Ineffective, More Child Workers Uncovered
3 children as low as 14 years of age were discovered in electronics factory (1100 workers): 12 hour daily shifts; over 150 hours of monthly overtime during peak season; crude management culture.
Recent Testimony from Workers at Zhengzhou Foxconn
Worker testimony reveals persistent abuses in Foxconn factory, including child labor, abrasive management, and pressure to finish work load of what was before 11-14 hours, in 10 hours.
An Investigation of Eight Samsung Factories in China (Samsung 6)
Report uncovers legal violations and labor abuses in 6 Samsung factories producing electronics: exhaustive working conditions; factory reaching 186 hours/month during peak season; work well over 100 hours of overtime/month in 5 factories; in all factories overtime surpasses the legal limit (36 hours/month); hiring of child workers in 3 factories; 11-12 hour shifts.