Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2010 - 01/01/2010 | (Suppliers Of Apple) | Apple's yearly CSR report admits finding 91 children under the age of 16 to be working in 10 of it's supplying factories. | China | The Telegraph | Child Labor | |
| 17/08/2011 | Apple | Group of nearly 27,000 South Koreans sues Apple for £15.8million over what they claim are privacy violations from the collection of iPhone user location information. Case later dropped. | South Korea | Daily Mail | Privacy Invasion | |
| 31/12/2012 - 01/01/2012 | (Suppliers Of Apple) | Child labor, as well cases of excessive working-hours, hazardous waste and emissions, dangerous occupational environments, discrimination, and bonded labor found in audit of factories in 14 different countries initiated by Apple on its own supply chain. | International | Apple, Financial Times | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Occupational Hazard, Pollution | |
| 07/02/2011 - 01/12/2010 | MSI Computer Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Dell) | Workers at electronics factory endure: Only 1-2 days of rest each month during peak season; 12+ hours/day, 6-7-day work week; working hour wage is $0.94/hr; blatant discrimination against male workers and older workers; workers not allowed to talk and go to the bathroom during production. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 07/10/2012 - 01/10/2012 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) (Owned by Pegatron Group) | Gross and systematic labour abuses are found at iPad mini manufacturer, including excessive and unpaid overtime, abusive use of student labor, and hazardous working environments, according to NGO investigation. | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | SACOM | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 12/09/2012 | Ali Enterprises (Supplier Of KiK) | Fire ravages textile factory complex - at least 248 killed, many of whom were workers trapped behind locked doors. | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | The New York Times, Spiegel | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 26/06/2012 | Apple | Allegations of racial profiling by Apple employees against Farsi-speaking customers at Apple Stores. | United States | International Business Times | Discrimination | |
| 13/01/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Nokia) | Factory engineer (25 years old) jumped of building last week. Before her death an incident occurred of factory officials rebuking her, and telling her she would lose her job. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Deaths, Suicides | |
| 19/11/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Employees say they protest over low pay and factory relocation plans. Management had not agreed to any demands and instead threatened to fire any striking workers | Foshan, Guangdong, China | Reuters | Abusive Management | |
| 30/09/2010 - 01/07/2010 | Champion Crown Industries, Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Doraemon) | Use of child workers below 16 years of age; work 7 days/week during busy season (one day of rest/month); 12 hour daily work shifts (14,5 hours overall factory stay) at factory manufacturing plastic products. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance |