Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
28/12/2023
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27/10/2023
TeslaTechnicians go on strike in Sweden over what they described as a “typical U.S. model”: six-day workweeks, unavoidable overtime and an unclear evaluation system for promotion.SwedenThe New York TImesExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Union Repression
17/02/2016SamsungInterviews underline labor concerns at Samsung facility (~2, 500 workers) manufacturing air-conditions and refrigerators: salaries not enough to meet monthly expenses and to provide for their families; monthly wages between Rs 6,200 - Rs 12,000 ($92 - $178); hiring of contract workers/apprentices for the same work, but lower pay; 10-11 hour daily shifts during high season, 6-7 days/week; cases of unpaid overtime wage; compulsory overtime; workers victimised, dismissed, or put under pressure to resign, if they attempt to unionise.Sungavarchatram, Tamil Nadu, IndiaGood ElectronicsExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
(Supplier Of C&A)
Labor concerns at garment factory (300 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 3,600 kyat (€2.71); regular work 60 -68 hours/week; unpaid overtime if production target isn't met; child labor (16-18 years of age); workers do not receive any health and safety training; protective gear provided only when buyers visit the factory; high temperatures; most workers don't have a social security card; workers afraid of dismissal if they join a trade union.Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of Suitsupply)
Labor violations at garment factory (1,300 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 2,700-3,600 kyat (€2.03 - €2.71); occasions of workers toiling for less than legal minimum wage; unpaid overtime if production target isn't met; cases of child labor (16-18 years of age); workers working less than a year are not provided with social security; workers afraid to join a union.Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of Lonsdale)
Labor issues at garment factory (1,600 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 3,600 kyat (€2.71); cases of child labor (16-18 years of age); some workers were younger than 15 years old when they started at the factory; workers lack health and safety training; workers afraid to join a union.Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor violations at garment factory (2,600 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; 2-3/month workers have to work until 2am (16 hours/day); workers afraid of losing their job if they join a union.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of Kmart)
(Supplier Of C&A)
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor concerns at garment factory (4,680 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; workers are forced to work overtime during urgent shipments; workers afraid of losing their job if they join a union.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression
28/11/2012
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01/10/2012
Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company
(Supplier Of Mattel)
(Supplier Of Fisher Price)
Labor concerns at factory (3,000 workers) manufacturing plastic toys: 12 hour daily work shifts; 26 days/month; compulsury overtime work; lack of living wage; no gloves provided to workers using toxic chemical thinner; no masks provided to workers in  spraying department; management discourages unionizing.Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
01/02/2007Kent Adhesive Products Co.
(Supplier Of Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation)
(Supplier Of Acer)
(Supplier Of Toshiba)
Labor violations at factory (500 workers) manufacturing coated hard disc frames: 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week (72 hours/week); forced overtime;  inadequate safety precautions; various reports of diseases (bronchitis, dizziness, sinusitis) stemming from chemical odour; union formation strictly prohibited by management; discrimination over contract workers; descrimination over worker sexual orientation.    Cavite PhilippinesSOMODiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
01/02/2007Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation
(Supplier Of Toshiba)
(Supplier Of Acer)
(Supplier Of Kent Adhesive Products Co.)
Labor concerns at factory (1,000 employees) supplying aluminium base for HDDs: 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union repression.Cavite Economic Zone, PhilippinesSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression