Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Beatings & Violence(clear filter)
Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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28/02/2017 | Samsung | Riot errupts after violent incident between workers and security guards at at Samsung Display, screen production unit. | Bắc Ninh, Vietnam | VnExpress | Beatings & Violence | |
31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Tianjin Samsung Mobile Display (TSMD) (Part Of Tianjin Central Electronic Information Group, Ltd.) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Microsoft) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of K-Touch) (Part Of Samsung) | Labor violations at SDI Mobile factory (3500 workers) producing mobile displays: workers reach up to 186 hours of overtime during peak season; overtime is forced; serious gender and age discrimination; insulting and beating up of workers; hiring workers under 18 years of age; some workers receive wages below the legal minimum. | Xiqing, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Intops (Tianjin) Electronics Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | Legal violations at factory (about 1200 workers) manufacturing cell phone casings: about 100 hours/month of overtime during low season; about 150 hours/month during peak season; low base wage (1310 RMB - $206); workers dependent on overtime in order to make a living wage; no protective masks for workers in contact with printing fumes; physical pat downs from security guards; verbal abuse. | Jinnan, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
27/09/2012 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Foxconn workers allege dehumanizing treatment, bullying, and awful management in company factories and dorms. | China | Reuters | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence | |
31/08/2010 - 01/08/2010 | Jiujiang Smartball Sports Equipment Corporation (Supplier Of Adidas) | Investigation report at factory producing balls and other sports equipment reveals: 10-11 daily work shifts; 6 days/week; mandated overtime during peak season (October-June); work at least 84 hours/week in peak season; reported injuries; incidents of guards beating employees. | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | China Labor Watch | Beatings & Violence, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard | |
21/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Manager at Foxconn Technology Group's factory confirms that company security guards beat employees in an incident last August. | Beijing, China | China.org | Beatings & Violence | |
12/08/2009 | Coca-Cola | 24-year-old Coca Cola bottling plant worker beaten by managers and seriously injured, upon asking for resignation backpay. | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | China Labor Watch | Beatings & Violence | |
30/09/2010 - 01/06/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Not acceptable labor conditions at 5 Foxconn factories: 10 hour standing shifts for most workers; majority works 270 hours on a monthly basis; low wages (from $0.66/hour to $1.00/hour); productions errors are treated with castigation, verbal rebuke and physical abuse. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
16/07/2009 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | 25-year-old male Foxconn employee commits suicide after being interrogated about missing prototype for new iPhone. Some report that, shortly before his death, he had been detained and beaten by senior official in Foxconn security department. | China | The Wall Street Journal | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Suicides | |
15/07/2008 | Hantai Shoe Production Ltd. (Supplier Of Walmart) | Long hours, verbal and physical abuse at shoe factory; 8 hour shifts plus 4,5 hours forced overtime; overall stay (work & breaks) for workers at factory 15,5 hours. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Overtime |