Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/05/2011 | Shenzhen Sanwei Taiqiang Production Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Female factory worker (45 years old) jumps to death from sixth factory floor after argument with manager about taking time off from work. Allegedly, her poor performance was often criticized and as a result abused by her manager. At the time, she worked at the factory 11 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Suicides | |
| 01/02/2007 | Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited (Part Of Delta Group) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) | Labor concerns at factory (about 12,000 employees) manufacturing electronic components: contract workers discriminated vis-à-vis regular workers; wages not sufficient to cover living expenditures; LCD workers solder lead and inhale the smoke; accident reported in 2001 were 6 people died after building collapse. | Thailand | SOMO | Deaths, Discrimination, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/08/2010 - 01/08/2010 | BYD Company Ltd. (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Sony) | Labor conditions at Baolong electronics factory (over 20.000 workers): 2 worker suicide attempts allegedly due to work stress, 1 dead, 1 survived (in the past 2 years); 10 hour daily work shifts (12 hours overall factory stay); 270 hours each month; 144 hours monthly overtime during busy season (September-December); 14 days non-stop work in busy season; wages less than 1 USD/hour. | Baolong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Suicides | |
| 16/01/2012 | KS Drilling (Subsidiary of KS Energy) | Two KS Drilling workers die after 'KS Endeavor' jackup rig explodes during drilling of an exploration well for Chevron. | Nigeria | Reuters | Deaths, Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/04/2010 | (BP (Beyond Petroleum)) (Transocean) (Cameron International) (Halliburton) (Mitsui Group) (QBE Insurance) (Anadarko Petroleum) | Drilling rig 'Deepwater Horizon' on lease to BP explodes and catches fire - 11 killed, 17 injured; 4.9 million oil barrels leaked; local wildlife, fishing and tourism immensely damaged; potential health hazards for clean-up workers and coastal residents; multiple lawsuits for companies involved; BP pleaded guilty to criminal charges; reparations and damages - over £20 billion. | Gulf of Mexico | US Department of Justice, Business & Human Rights Resource Center, Financial Times | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Pollution | |
| 12/09/2012 | Ali Enterprises (Supplier Of KiK) | Fire ravages textile factory complex - at least 248 killed, many of whom were workers trapped behind locked doors. | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | The New York Times, Spiegel | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 13/01/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Nokia) | Factory engineer (25 years old) jumped of building last week. Before her death an incident occurred of factory officials rebuking her, and telling her she would lose her job. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Deaths, Suicides | |
| 31/10/2008 - 01/07/2008 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (Supplier Of Adidas) | 3 workers end their lives in 4 month timespan, by jumping from factory building (YYII-S6), allegedly over demonstration towards poor factory treatment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 08/07/2010 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (Supplier Of Adidas) | Male factory worker (Zhao Jianju) dies of heat stroke. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, China.Huanqiu | Deaths, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/05/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | 3 dead and 16 injured at polishing workshop from explosion of combustible dust in a duct, initial findings suggest. | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | The Wall Street Journal | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard |