Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/07/2013 - 01/03/2013 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor violations at factory producing exterior components for computers: hiring discrimination over gender and age (below 35 years old); inadequate training; work 7 days/week during peak season (126 hours of monthly overtime); 14 hour monthly unpaid overtime; 12 hour daily shifts; more if daily quota isn't met; coerced overtime; work while standing for some workers; inadequate fire protection; 40 confirmed student workers (16 - 18 years old); base salary inadequate to cover basic needs ($233 month) ($1.34 per hour); workers dependent on overtime; workers trained by management during audit visits; wastewater poured into the sewage system. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 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 Arrow) (Supplier Of Pierre Cardin) | Labor violations at garment factory (800 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 1,800-3,600 kyat (€1.36 - €2.71); occasions of workers toiling for as low as half the legal minimum wage; 4 hours weekly unpaid overtime; child labor (16-18 years of age). | Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma) | SOMO | Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of ASUS) | Labor issues at (3) factory plants (~20,000 workers) specializing in producing cases for consumer electronic equipment: 11-12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week on average; work 7 days/week during peak production (as many as 31 days/month); workers may not have a day off for months at a time; work may reach as many as 18 hours/day; verbally abusive management; dangerous working environment; very poor quality safety equipment, factory switches to better only during customer visit or audit; hundreds student workers aged as low as 16 year old; workers have to take overtime in order to make ends meet (base salary 1,280 RMB ≈$203). | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 20/10/2012 - 15/10/2012 | Winty Industries Corporation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Kwok's Winty Manufacturing Limited) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor concerns at factory producing plastic toys such as Barbie: lack of a living wage for workers; average monthly work is 300 hours; illegally low overtime pay; wage discrimination on temporary workers; worker safety concerns; no masks or sound reducing earmuffs provided. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/02/2007 | Shenzhen Yonghong (Owned by Shenzhen Zhonghan Science & Tech Co.) (Subsidiary of FSP Group) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Huawei) (Supplier Of Tsinghua Tongfang) (Supplier Of Founder Group) (Supplier Of TCLCorporation) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Ruijie Networks) (Supplier Of Great Wall Motors) (Supplier Of Datang Telecom) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Evoc) | Labor violations at electronics manufacturer: over 200 children workers hired under the age of 16; required to work 1.5 hours daily without pay; normal work 13 hours/day for 30 days (390 hours/month); more than 400 hours/month during peak seasons, 60 of those without pay; no gloves, masks and proper ergonomics in workplace; hand, eye and other bodily injuries. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 01/12/2005 | (Suppliers Of Acer) | Serious problems in 5 Acer suppliers; work 72 hours/week during peak season at factory in Philippine's; workers complain over not having a single day off for months in Chinese supplier; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses; workers exposed to chemical dust and welding smoke. | China and Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime |