Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/01/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | 19 year-old worker (Ma Xiangqian) at factory producing electronics leaped from high floor to his death. The month before his death he worked 286 hours (including 112 hours overtime, three times the legal limit), and got paid ~$1 per hour. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | The New York Times | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides | |
| 18/05/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Dell) | Workers cry for 12 hour exhausting shifts, 6 days/week, standing up, assembling computers at very fast pace. “We are extremely tired, with tremendous pressure” says worker discussing recent factory suicides. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours | |
| 28/04/2010 | Yiuwah Stationary Factory (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Tesco) | Very poor conditions at factory producing paper goods; 13.5 hour daily work shifts during peak seasons; mandatory overtime on Saturdays and sometimes on Sundays; at least 81 hours work per week (at least 96 hours factory stay); wages as low as $0.66/hour; serious lack of workplace safety; occurring injuries. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 27/02/2010 | (Suppliers Of Apple) | 11 children, 15-years of age were discovered working sometime last year in three factories building computers, iPods and mobile phonbes, Apple admits. | China | The Telegraph, Global Times | Child Labor | |
| 22/12/2009 | Shijie Sujiao Can Dian (Bao'an) Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) | No safety protection, overtime wages not paid for up to three months, among other labor violations in factory ( ~ 3.000 workers) producing household equipment. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/12/2009 | Shenzhen Sun Cheong Plastic Products Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) | 12 hours/day work shifts (4 hours daily overtime); compulsory overtime; occupational safety concerns - in factory (700-800 workers) producing plastic products. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages | |
| 22/12/2008 | Source Pro Industries Ltd (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) | Exhausting workload in factory (over 900 workers) producing household equipment; 11.5-12.5 hour daily shifts (14-15 hour stay at factory overall); 6 days/week in slow season; 7 days/week in busy season; workers (assembling dpt) required to stand when working; safety concerns; frequent occurring injuries such as crushed fingers. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/12/2009 | Rong Xin Appliance Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) | At least 11 hour work shifts, which can reach to overnight; work 7 days/week (over 110 hours overtime/month); lack of occupational safety; and frequent occurring injuries in factory (~ 1,000 people) producing household electronics. | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 09/12/2009 - 01/01/2007 | Bureau Veritas | Two year investigation found incidents of overwhelming corruption including: extortion, accepting bribes, retaliatory audits, transportation requests, food services requests in 10 out of 19 audits conducted by BV. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Bribing & Corruption, Fraud | |
| 25/11/2009 | (Suppliers Of Walmart) (Dongguan Dashing Decoration Ltd.) (Shenzhen Shengfeng Shoe Factory, Ltd. (Ever Rite)) (Stanley (Zhongshan) Tools Ltd.) (Wing Fat Paper Box Factory) (Dongguan Fanchang Curtain Products Co., Ltd.) | Report raises concerns over labor violations in 5 factories supplying Walmart including: low wages, long work shifts (100-140 hours/month), auditors getting tricked by factory management. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage |