Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/07/2013 - 01/03/2013 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sanyo) | Labor violations at factory (3,000 employees) manufacturing exterior computer parts: forced labor; ID's withheld for 3-14 days preventing workers from leaving the factory; hiring discrimination over age groups (above 35 years old) and workers with tattoos; discrimination against pregnant women; insufficient training procedure; 12 hour daily shifts (~136 hours monthly overtime); work 20- 31 days month; unpaid 14 hours of monthly overtime; mandatory overtime; base wage cannot meet basic needs ($240.95); workers rely on overtime; 80% of employees work while standing; factory disposes cutting solution to sewage system; chemical hazard; injuries; dispatch workers don't recieve social insurance; worker harassement and scolding if quota isn't met. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/06/2016 | Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Intel Corporation) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of HTC) (Supplier Of Huawei) | Labor concerns at factory (about 3,500 workers) manufacturing parts of electronic products: the factory does not strictly adhere to the terms of the employment contract; 12-13.5 daily work shifts; some shifts last up to 15 hours; workers must go 3 months without a single day off; forced labor is present at the factory; monthly wage is 2000 RMB (308USD); workers are not given any fire safety training; some reported injuries. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/12/2012 - 01/01/2012 | (Suppliers Of Apple) | Child labor, as well cases of excessive working-hours, hazardous waste and emissions, dangerous occupational environments, discrimination, and bonded labor found in audit of factories in 14 different countries initiated by Apple on its own supply chain. | International | Apple, Financial Times | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Occupational Hazard, Pollution | |
| 01/09/2012 | (Supplier Of Saks, Inc.) | 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. | New York, NY, United States | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor | |
| 13/06/2008 | (Samsung) (Nokia) (Motorola) (LG) (Sony) | Study shows mobile phone companies use cobalt from DR Congo, running the risk of supporting illegal export and unfair mining practices, which often involves severe human rights abuses. | DR Congo | DanWatch | Child Labor, Forced Labor, Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 25/04/2002 - 01/01/1995 | TOTAL | Accusations of complicity in crimes against humanity, such as torture and forced labour, committed by Myanmar military junta during construction and operation of 'Yadana' Gas Pipeline - case dropped by Belgian authorities. | Andaman Sea, Myanmar | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Forced Labor, Oppressive Regimes, Torture | |
| 10/06/2014 | (Supplier Of Charoen Pokphand Foods) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Tesco) (Supplier Of Costco) (Supplier Of Carrefour) (Supplier Of The co-operative) (Supplier Of Aldi) (Supplier Of Iceland) (Supplier Of Morrisons) | Slave labor, torture, execution-style killings and human trafficking in Thai fishing boats supplying major supermarkets. | Thailand | The Guardian | Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, Killings, Suicides, Summary Executions, Torture | |
| 27/07/2015 | (Suppliers Of Songkla Canning Public Company Limited) (Suppliers Of Thai Union Group) (Suppliers Of Iams) (Suppliers Of Meow Mix) (Suppliers Of Fancy Feast) | Slave Labor in Indonesian fishing boats linked to pet consumer products - "those who fled recounted horrific violence: the sick cast overboard, the defiant beheaded, the insubordinate sealed for days below deck in a dark, fetid fishing hold." | Songkhla Thailand | The New York Times | Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, Injuries & Diseases, Killings |