Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Union Repression(clear filter)
Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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28/12/2023 - 27/10/2023 | Tesla | Technicians 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. | Sweden | The New York TImes | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Union Repression | |
17/02/2016 | Samsung | Interviews 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, India | Good Electronics | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
30/06/2016 - 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) | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
30/06/2016 - 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) | SOMO | Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
30/06/2016 - 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) | SOMO | Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
31/07/2016 - 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, Bangladesh | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
31/07/2016 - 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, Bangladesh | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
28/11/2012 - 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, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Kent 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 Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
01/02/2007 | Tsukuba 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, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression |