Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/12/2011 | Guangzhou Alei Siti Auto Parts Corporation (Supplier Of Honda) (Supplier Of Toyota) (Supplier Of Dongfeng Motor) (Supplier Of Nissan) (Supplier Of Suzuki) | Workers at auto-parts factory go on strike over reductions in their year-end bonuses and excessive work hours; 12 hour work shifts (~50 hours overtime/month). | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours | |
| 26/12/2011 | LG | 8,000 workers strike at LG Display factory, protesting racial discrimination in year-end bonuses which privileged Korean over Chinese workers. Workers also held other grievances over issues such as excessive work hours. | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 01/02/2004 | Foreway Industrial China, Ltd. (Supplier Of NBA) (Supplier Of The Collegiate Licensing Company) (Supplier Of MLB) (Supplier Of NCAA) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of NFL) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of NASCAR) | Workers making plastic toys on 18-20.5 hour shifts; mandatory 7 day workweeks; 30 days a month; pay below minimum wage; 16 ½ cents an hour on average; organizing a union is strictly prohibited; 20 people share one dorm room. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, National Labor Committee | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/07/2002 - 01/08/2001 | Dongguan S Megga Telecommunications Ltd (Supplier Of AT&T) (Supplier Of NEC) | 12,5 - 13 hour shifts during low season. 14,5 - 15 hour shifts during high season. Seven days/week. Workers under-paid, over-worked and inhumanely treated. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/10/2002 - 01/01/1999 | BaoCheng Group (Supplier Of Nike) (Supplier Of Adidas) (Supplier Of Reebok) (Supplier Of Clarks) (Supplier Of New Balance) | Workers kept in factory for 12,5 hours, work intensity and low wages drive people to illness, death and suicide. Female worker turned ill in November 1999. She was denied sick leave 3 times, and was found dead in the restroom. Since 1994, 14 workers have committed suicide. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China & Taiwan | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Leave, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Suicides, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/11/2011 - 16/11/2011 | Top Form International Ltd. | 200 employees strike for 5 days at lingerie factory over wages and “unachievable” production quotas. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 22/11/2011 | Jingmo Electronics Corporation (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of LG) (Supplier Of Tulip Electronics) (Supplier Of Founder Group) (Owned by Jingyuan Computer Group) | 1,000 workers stage strike at factory (~3,000 employees) producing keyboards, owing to unreasonable overtime demands (17-19 hours overall factory stay), worker abuse and bullying by managers, among other grievances. | Shajing, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/05/2001 - 01/12/1998 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of McDonald's) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of The Franklin Mint) (Supplier Of DC Comics) (Supplier Of Viacom) (Supplier Of Paramount Pictures) (Supplier Of Warner Bros.) (Supplier Of Time Warner) | Workers at toy factory toil for 12.5 hours/day, spend 16.5 hours in the factory overall, and have to work all night during delivery rush. Average salary per hour is 13 cents. 17-20 people sleep in one room. The factory uses various toxic materials. Many workers got their hands burned. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 10/09/2001 - 01/02/1999 | Dongguan Elegant Top Shoes Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Clarks) (Supplier Of Reebok) (Supplier Of Fila) | Factory making shoes has female workers under 16, some of them are sexually harassed. Small dorm rooms are packed with eight workers. Workers stay in the factory for 13.2 hours/day, with hourly pay is as low as 24 cents U.S. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Sexual Harassment, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 22/11/2011 | Shenzhen Top Form Underwear Co. (Supplier Of Fruit of the Loom) (Supplier Of Warnaco) (Supplier Of Komar) (Supplier Of Wacoal) (Supplier Of Etam) (Supplier Of DBApparel) (Supplier Of Hunkemöller) (Supplier Of Vanity Fair) | More than 400 workers strike at Shenzhen factory, protesting unfair piece-rate wage system and workers’ unachievable daily production quotas. Employees work approximately 300 hours/month (busy season), and earn 2.000 RMB per month ($314 USD). | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime |