Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Non-Living Wage(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/03/2013 - 01/01/2001 | Alianza Fashion (Supplier Of AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service)) (Supplier Of Alfani) (Supplier Of American Apparel Global Corp) (Supplier Of Bealls Florida) (Supplier Of Belk) (Supplier Of Blair Catalogue) (Supplier Of Bon-Ton) (Supplier Of Boscov’s) (Supplier Of Briggs New York) (Supplier Of Burlington Coat Factory) (Supplier Of Calvin Klein) (Supplier Of Carole Wren Inc) (Supplier Of Catherines) (Supplier Of Cato Corp) (Supplier Of Charlotte Russe) (Supplier Of Charming Shoppes) (Supplier Of Dickie’s) (Supplier Of Dillard’s) (Supplier Of Dressbarn) (Supplier Of Fashion Bug) (Supplier Of Fishman & Tobin / Li & Fung) (Supplier Of Fred Meyer) (Supplier Of Harvé Benard) (Supplier Of HeartSoul) (Supplier Of Hudson's Bay Company) (Supplier Of Ike Behar) (Supplier Of J.C. Penney) (Supplier Of J.M. Collection) (Supplier Of Jones Apparel Group) (Supplier Of Judy’s Group) (Supplier Of Kellwood Company) (Supplier Of Kim Rogers) (Supplier Of Kohl's) (Supplier Of Koret) (Supplier Of La Maison) (Supplier Of Macy's) (Supplier Of Marshalls) (Supplier Of Meijer) (Supplier Of Wakefield’s) (Supplier Of Minikin Togs Ltd) (Supplier Of NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation)) (Supplier Of Nordstrom) (Supplier Of Norton McNaughton) (Supplier Of Peebles) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) (Supplier Of Ross Stores) (Supplier Of Sag Harbor) (Supplier Of Stage Stores) (Supplier Of Stein Mart) (Supplier Of Style & Co.) (Supplier Of The Men’s Wearhouse) (Supplier Of Tommy Hilfiger) (Supplier Of Tracy Evans) (Supplier Of Tribal) (Supplier Of VF Outlet) (Supplier Of Von Maur) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Winners Apparel) | For 12 years, Alianza robbed workers of over $6 million in wages and benefits, changed it's legal name 4 times, and defrauded the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (including the workers’ pension accounts) of over $4.7 million. Alianza sold garments to brands who then profited by 415% and 550% mark-ups.
| Chimaltenango, Guatemala | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Non-Living Wage, Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 22/12/2014 | Zhen Ding Technology Holdings Limited (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Amazon) | Incidents of over 100 security guards harassing and beatings at factory (15,000 workers). Workers toil for 64 to 72 hours/week; with low wages; workers are numb and exhausted. "We are just machines" - Zhen Ding Tech worker
| Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Tax Avoidance, Union Repression | |
| 17/04/2015 | (Suppliers Of Nike) | 67 Vietnamese factories, supplying Nike with footwear and clothing, allegedly pay workers 48 to 69 cents/hour. While the "average customs value of the Nike sneakers is just $5.27 per pair", Nike shoes "sell in the U.S. from $60 to $120 to well past $200" | Vietnam | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 10/12/2015 | Zhenyang Wanju Factory (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Simba-Dickie-Group) (Supplier Of Ludendo) | “Both hands must be constantly moving.” 12 to 13-plus hour shifts in near freezing conditions, earning as little as $1.36 an hour. Fumes from chemicals including industrial alcohol, phenylenediamine and sodium peroxide cause nausea, dizziness and headaches. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/11/2014 | Dongguan Lung Cheong Toys Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Kid Galaxy) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Tomy) (Fisher Price) | Excessive overtime, 12/hour shifts, six day workweeks, low wages and exposure to harmful chemicals. "A number of workers in the painting department said that the paint odor was extremely bad and that they suffered from nausea and diarrhea." | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 04/02/2016 | Anotech International Kitchenware Company (Supplier Of GreenPan) | Over exhausted workforce sleeping next to machines in the workshop. Their safety "equipment distributed is insufficient". On the day of the investigation "a worker's hand was smashed by a pressing machine". | Jiangmen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/02/2016 | Three A Stainless Steel Products Grouping Co. (Supplier Of IKEA) (Supplier Of Mobelix) (Supplier Of Konig) (Supplier Of Russel Hobbs) (Supplier Of Laguiole) (Supplier Of Sabatier) (Supplier Of Morphy Richards) (Supplier Of Glorious) (Supplier Of Polaris) (Supplier Of Gam'Hotel) (Supplier Of Stanley Rogers) (Supplier Of Galeria) (Supplier Of Sola) (Supplier Of Cuisinox) (Supplier Of AMC) (Supplier Of Bergner) (Supplier Of Maser) (Supplier Of Oppein) | Polishing workers are exposed to black dust and fumes without wearing masks, or other health and safety equipment. The company provides them with such, only when there's an outside inspection. | Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 25/09/2014 | Jabil Circuit Inc. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) including: unsafe working environment, verbally abusive management, workforce dependent on overtime wages, cases of unpaid overtime wages, crowded dormitories (8 people/per room). | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 11/02/2015 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Workers paid below local living standard. Workers are forced to work as many as 132 hours/month of overtime to compensate. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 22/10/2015 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Workers producing iPhone 6s spend as much as 119 overtime hours/month, and once home they sleep in moldy, unhygienic dorms infested with bed bugs alongside 13 other people. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime |