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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2014 | Doo Jung (Supplier Of Armani) (Supplier Of Christian Dior SE) (Supplier Of Chanel) (Supplier Of Mary Kay) (Supplier Of NARS Cosmetics) (Supplier Of Lancôme) (Supplier Of L’Oreal) | Hundreds of workers go on strike after manager slaps female worker at factory (with about 600 employees) manufacturing cosmetic brushes. Serious labor violations reported, including: 3-5 hours daily overtime, in addition to base 8 hour schedule, 6 days/week; 7 days/week in busy season; lack of effective protective measures. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/09/2013 | Samkwang Science and Technology (Supplier Of Samsung) | $84,000 of monthly unpaid overtime wages, up to 148 hours of overtime per month, intense rates of work that have workers assembling one cell phone case every four seconds, underage workers in the production line (16-18 years old), regular verbal abuse by management, forcing workers to work barefoot, fines imposed on workers, and insufficient safety training and safety measures. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/04/2013 | (Suppliers Of Mattel) (Suppliers Of McDonald's) (Suppliers Of Hasbro) (Suppliers Of Disney) (Merton Company Limited) (Yongsheng Corporation) (Guangda Plastic Products Co., Ltd.) (Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company) (Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd) (Guanlan Baode Toy Factory) (Hong Kong Baofa’de Company) (Shenzhen Baoyu Company) | Investigation uncovers 18 sets of legal and ethical violations, including 84 to 110 hours of monthly overtime, up to 13-hour working days, as well as hot and crowded dormitories, in 6 toy factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Xin Wei Toy Factory (Supplier Of BMW) | 13 hours of work/day, and 15 hour overall stay in the factory making toys. Hours increase on peak season. No rest days for entire months. Coerced overtime. Low wages. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/12/2006 - 01/01/2006 | Yu Bao Wei Ye Group (Supplier Of Best Buy) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Carrefour) | Normal 12 hour factory schedule for workers, sometimes with no rest days in an entire month, 2 report child workers, very low wages, physical abuse, no safety equipment. Workers say the factory is run by the criminal underworld. | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2013 - 01/03/2013 | Jabil Circuit Inc. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) manufcturing iphones: hiring discrimination over age (18-35) and tattoos; inadequate safety training; 12 hour daily work shifts; approximately 6 days/week; work reaching 110 hours of monthly overtime; standing work for 11.5 hours; 11 hours of forced and unpaid monthly overtime; potential audit fraud; workers rely on overtime work to earn a living wage; base wage is 1,500 RMB ($245). | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | Duoyuan Plastic Production Co. LTD (Supplier Of Sanrio) (Supplier Of Hasbro) | Each worker averages a total of 300 hours per month, making plastic toys. Harsh conditions, low pay and lack of safety precautions. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 20/04/2007 | Ju Qian (Capable) Furniture Factory (Part Of Tian He (天荷) Corporation) (Supplier Of Conforama) (Supplier Of IKEA) | Workers during slow season stay in factory for 12 hours/day, 6 days/week making furniture, among other violations. Peak season schedule - 15 hours/day. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 15/02/2007 | GP Battery International Ltd. (Part Of Gold Peak Group) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Two cases of Cadmium intoxication and two of Cadmium poisoning found among 177 workers manufacturing primary and rechargeable batteries. At least 3 young female workers also died from kidney-related diseases. | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 14/12/2012 | HTNS Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | 3 children as low as 14 years of age were discovered in electronics factory (1100 workers): 12 hour daily shifts; over 150 hours of monthly overtime during peak season; crude management culture. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard |