Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
01/02/2009
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01/12/2008
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Shell ordered (in January 2015) to compensate 15,600 Nigerian fishermen for losses suffered to their health, livelihoods and land caused by two massive oil spills in 2008 and 2009 - £55 million.    Bodo, NigeriaLeigh Day, BBCPollution
01/03/2016Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)Two new legal cases launched against the oil giant Shell over damage caused to the environment in Nigeria from repeated large scale oil spills.  Ogoni, Rivers, NigeriaLeigh DayNegligence, Pollution
22/12/2014Zhen 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, ChinaInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsAbusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Tax Avoidance, Union Repression
10/12/2015Zhenyang 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, ChinaInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
04/09/2014Catcher Technology
(Supplier Of Apple)
(Supplier Of Lenovo)
(Supplier Of HTC)
(Supplier Of Motorola)
(Supplier Of Dell)
(Supplier Of Sony)
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
Two investigations throughout 2013-2014 find labor violations at factory (20,000 workers) including: excessive overtime nearly 100 hours/month, hazardous waste poured into a nearby river, unsafe working environment. Catcher workers have "suffered skin and eye irritation, and are at risk for more serious health problems" making tablet computers, smartphones and laptops.Suqian, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
04/02/2016Anotech 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
20/11/2015Zhenyang Wanju Factory
(Supplier Of Disney)
(Supplier Of MGA Entertainment)
Devastating sweatshop conditions with workers exposed to toxic chemicals such as industrial alcohol and acetone, or extremely loud machines. Factory's industrial waste water is discharged directly into a nearby river without treatment.
Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages