Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2007 | LTEC Company (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Sharp Corporation) (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor concerns at factory (over 6,000 workers) producing electronic components: wages not enought ot cover living expenditures; work 12 hours/day (including 4 hour compulsory overtime); 6 days/week; discrimination on Hepatitis B workers. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
| 01/02/2007 | CKL Electronics Co. Ltd. (Part Of APCB) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited) (Supplier Of Delta Group) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Sony) | Labor concerns at electronics factory (850 workers): wages not enough to cover living expenditures; compuslory overtime between January-June; work over 60 hours/week; sometimes during peak season workers do two shifts (24 hours a day in total); exposure to hazardous chamicals with insufficient safety equipment; coughing and irritated skin; at least two cases have been found of workers having poisonous chemicals in their blood; frequent factory fires with insufficient fire protection. | Thailand | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited (Part Of Delta Group) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) | Labor concerns at factory (about 12,000 employees) manufacturing electronic components: contract workers discriminated vis-à-vis regular workers; wages not sufficient to cover living expenditures; LCD workers solder lead and inhale the smoke; accident reported in 2001 were 6 people died after building collapse. | Thailand | SOMO | Deaths, Discrimination, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/12/2005 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Dell) |
Low wages and long work hours in Chinese company supplying
motherboards, enclosures, coolers, etc; workers complain over not having a single day off for months; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses.
| Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 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 | |
| 22/11/2016 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | King of Ogale community in the oil-rich Niger delta, representing 40,000 Nigerians, sues Shell in London court alleging decades of oil spills have polluted land, water and destroyed the livelihoods of his people. | Niger Delta, Nigeria | Al Jazeera, The Guardian | Pollution | |
| 01/05/2011 | KPR Mill (Supplier Of Primark) (Supplier Of Tesco) (Supplier Of Garan) (Supplier Of Jansen Textil) (Supplier Of Ernsting’s family) (Supplier Of Charles Veillon) | Workers employed under the Sumangali Scheme at apparel factory; severely restricted of their freedom of movement; have not received their due lump sum amount; long hours, unsafe environment and child workers between 2007-2009. | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/05/2011 | Bannari Amman Group (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of American Eagle Outfitters) | Around 2,000 Sumangali workers employed in factory manufacturing yarn and other goods. A 13-year-old worker found in the factory among other child workers. | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor | |
| 01/05/2011 | Eastman Exports (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of Cortefiel) (Supplier Of El Corte Ingles) (Supplier Of Inditex) (Supplier Of Izod) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) (Supplier Of Old Navy) (Supplier Of Gap) (Supplier Of Timberland) (Supplier Of Tommy Hilfiger) (Supplier Of Next) (Supplier Of Quiksilver) (Supplier Of Gruppo Coin) (Supplier Of La Halle) (Supplier Of Norprotex) (Supplier Of Noel Soccer) (Supplier Of Hagkaup) (Supplier Of Diramode) (Supplier Of Diesel) (Supplier Of Celio) (Supplier Of Bestseller) | Sumangali workers employed at least until April 2010 in factory producing yarn and textiles. Other labor concerns include: 12 hour daily shifts (72 hours/week); more than 12 hours during peak season; freedom of movement is restricted. | Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/05/2011 | SSM India (Supplier Of Crystal Group) (Supplier Of Mothercare) (Supplier Of Abercrombie & Fitch) (Supplier Of Marks & Spencer) (Supplier Of Next) (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of Primark) (Supplier Of S.Oliver) (Supplier Of The Children’s Place) (Supplier Of Izod) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) | Sumangali workers at factory (~5,000 workers) manufacturing apparel: below legally-set minimum wages; 12 hour daily shifts for hostel workers ( 72 hours/week) plus mandatory overtime in peak season; 15 year old girls recruited; workers not allowed to leave factory premises freely. | Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime |