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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/09/2014 | Catcher 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, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, 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 | |
| 28/11/2014 | Chang An Mattel (Supplier Of Fisher Price) (Supplier Of Mattel) | Despite the 11.5 hour work shifts in Chang’ an Mattel Toy Factory, workers only receive a 30 minute meal break. Overtime reaching nearly three times the legal limit. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 28/11/2014 | Mattel Electronics Dongguan (Supplier Of Fisher Price) (Supplier Of Mattel) | "Workers will easily accumulate more than 100 hours of overtime month", some even reaching 118 hours of overtime in factory making toys. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 18/11/2014 | Zhongshan Coronet Toys Ltd. (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of Crayola) |
"work is at least 11.5 hours a day" for every Coronet worker handling "poisonous to human health" chemicals with limited or no protective equipment. Their dormitories stack up to 18 workers per room. | Zhongshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/02/2016 | Guangdong Master Group Stainless Steel Company (Supplier Of Cuisinart) (Supplier Of WMF) (Supplier Of iBC) (Supplier Of Tupperware) (Supplier Of TESCOMA) (Supplier Of Zwilling) (Supplier Of Crofton) (Supplier Of NUWAVE) (Supplier Of Cuisine Sante International) (Supplier Of Fontignac) (Supplier Of Momscook) (Supplier Of MUSTCHEF) | Workers exposed to hazardous toxins such as "polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) during the coating process and a wax stripper substance, which are poisonous to human health, without wearing protective masks". Factories lack essential safety precautions such as carbon masks, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, etc. | Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 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 | Linkfair (Xianfeng Stainless Steel Manufactured Products) (Supplier Of Paderno) (Supplier Of Delimano) (Supplier Of NUWAVE) (Supplier Of Carrefour) (Supplier Of Lagostina) (Supplier Of Princess House) | Fingers crushed and other hand injuries occur in Linkfair factory where workers toil with limited occupational safety. "During high season, workers will have a shift every day of the month without rest, including daily overtime (accumulating between 124 - 154 hours/month, between three and four times the Chinese legal maximum). "When the factory is unable to pay insurance, management will give workers 100 RMB ($16) to lie to government inspectors." | Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, 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 | |
| 04/02/2016 | Xinhui Ri Xing Stainless Steel Products (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Kuhn Rikon) (Supplier Of Macy's) (Supplier Of Kohl's) (Supplier Of IKEA) (Supplier Of Carrefour) (Supplier Of Clas Ohlson) (Supplier Of Winco) (Supplier Of Vollrath) (Supplier Of SUS) | Workers toil for 11 hours/day, 26 days/month in low season, and 30 days/month in high season. Essential safety equipment is missing, and it is not given to workers unless there is an inspection. If the inspection finds any violation, management forces workers to pay the fine. | Jiangmen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime |