Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Non-Living Wage(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/2013 | Foxconn Technology Group | Workers strike at Foxconn Group’s Xin Hai Yang Precision (Jiangxi) Ltd. factory, demanding higher wages. | Jiangxi, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 21/12/2006 | Hua Tai 4K Factory (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Toys "R" Us) | Workers paid below subsistence-level wages making Bratz dolls; 51 ½ cents an hour; $4.13 a day. Routine 13 ½ to 15 ½ –hour shifts, seven days a week. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 02/11/2012 | Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Tomy) (Supplier Of Sanrio) | Labor problems at toy factory (900 to 2,100 employees): extreme 180-210 monthly overtime in peak season (June-September); up to 14-15 hour daily shifts 6-7 days/week (including 6-7 hours of daily overtime); overtime illegally paid; lack of a living wage; 15 minute daily unpaid work; safety concerns; spray paint workers did not wear masks. | Hu Men, Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 22/07/2006 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of McDonald's) | Workers protest against meager wages and poor living conditions at toy factory. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 22/12/2005 | Panyu United (Supplier Of Walmart) | Workers kept at the factory 13 hours/day, seven days a week, paid 34 cents an hour making gift cards & notebooks. | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 21/12/2005 | Tsun Tat Toy Company Ltd (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Dollar General) | Workers forced to work 15 to 19.5 hours a day, seven days/week making plastic toys for 43 cents an hour. Repetitive work - one operation every three seconds - leaves them with blistered and bleeding hands and fingers. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, National Labor Committee | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 14/09/2012 | Changlian Metallic Materials Company (Shenzhen Xiangtong Dispatch Worker Company) | All workers stage protest at metallic materials factory, expressing dissatisfaction with low-wages and use of dispatch workers sent by Shenzhen Xiangtong Dispatch Worker Company in order to avoid the payment of labor insurance. | Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch (9th par) | Non-Living Wage | |
| 13/09/2012 | Tianyi Electronics (Subsidiary of China Aviation Industry Group) | Company workers carry out strike to protest against unfairly low wages. | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | China Labor Watch (6th par) | Non-Living Wage | |
| 31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Samsung | Report uncovers legal violations and labor abuses in 6 Samsung factories producing electronics: exhaustive working conditions; factory reaching 186 hours/month during peak season; work well over 100 hours of overtime/month in 5 factories; in all factories overtime surpasses the legal limit (36 hours/month); hiring of child workers in 3 factories; 11-12 hour shifts. | China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages | |
| 25/11/2012 - 01/10/2012 | Samsung | Follow-up investigations at 4 Samsung factories revealed no improvements since report published 2 months ago. 'Worker violations, such as illegally long overtime hours, abuse of dispatch, underage, and student workers, employment discrimination, unfair treatment, low wages, and more still exist at Samsung factories.' | Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage |