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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2016 - 01/03/2016 | (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)) (Supplier Of VF Corporation) | Labor violations at 2 garment factory (1,800 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; occasions of 78 hour workweeks (5 hours of daily overtime) during urgent shipments. | Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Jabil Circuit Inc. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (4000 workers) producing electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 38 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts during peak season (March-May), 6 days/week; workers averaged 84 overtime hours per month. | Shajing Town, Shenzhen, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 31/07/2016 - 01/03/2016 | (Supplier Of Kmart) (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)) | Non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week at at 2 garment factories (4,100 workers). | Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 30/06/2016 - 01/02/2016 | (Supplier Of Karrimor) | Labor violations at garment factory (1,800 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 1,800-4,050 kyat (€1.36 - €3.05); occasions of workers toiling for as low as half the legal minimum wage; regular work 66 hours/week; child labor (16- 18 years of age); some workers were younger than 15 years old when they started at the factory; safety issues; electrical and wire shocks. | Pathein, Myanmar (Burma) | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/06/2016 - 01/02/2016 | (Supplier Of Fair Wear Foundation) (Supplier Of Deuter) (Supplier Of Erima) (Supplier Of Kawasaki) (Supplier Of Sports Direct) (Supplier Of Henri Lloyd) | Labor violations at garment factory (1,500 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 2,700-3,600 kyat (€2.03 - €2.71); occasions of workers toiling for less than legal minimum wage; regular work over 60 hours/week; at times as many as 68 hours/week; forced overtime; cases of child labor (16-18 years of age); labor at leasat 13-14 years of age; health and safety issues; cases of workers getting dizzy, stomach-aches or sometimes even faint due to heat and stress. | Bago, Myanmar | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/07/2016 - 01/03/2016 | (Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)) | Labor violations at garment factory (2,600 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; 2-3/month workers have to work until 2am (16 hours/day); workers afraid of losing their job if they join a union. | Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 31/07/2016 - 01/03/2016 | (Supplier Of Kmart) (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)) | Labor concerns at garment factory (4,680 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; workers are forced to work overtime during urgent shipments; workers afraid of losing their job if they join a union. | Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 29/07/2013 - 01/03/2013 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sanyo) | Labor violations at factory (3,000 employees) manufacturing exterior computer parts: forced labor; ID's withheld for 3-14 days preventing workers from leaving the factory; hiring discrimination over age groups (above 35 years old) and workers with tattoos; discrimination against pregnant women; insufficient training procedure; 12 hour daily shifts (~136 hours monthly overtime); work 20- 31 days month; unpaid 14 hours of monthly overtime; mandatory overtime; base wage cannot meet basic needs ($240.95); workers rely on overtime; 80% of employees work while standing; factory disposes cutting solution to sewage system; chemical hazard; injuries; dispatch workers don't recieve social insurance; worker harassement and scolding if quota isn't met. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/06/2016 | Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Intel Corporation) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of HTC) (Supplier Of Huawei) | Labor concerns at factory (about 3,500 workers) manufacturing parts of electronic products: the factory does not strictly adhere to the terms of the employment contract; 12-13.5 daily work shifts; some shifts last up to 15 hours; workers must go 3 months without a single day off; forced labor is present at the factory; monthly wage is 2000 RMB (308USD); workers are not given any fire safety training; some reported injuries. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 13/06/2016 | Lam Sun Plastic Products Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Famosa) (Supplier Of Spin Master) (Supplier Of Crayola) | Labor issues at toy factory: workers often work more than 60 hours/week; more than 90 overtime hours/month; age discrimination (bellow 40 years old); sex discrimination at assembly department; compulsory overtime; "wages are abysmally low" in injection, assembly and printing departments (8.7 RMB/hour or 1.3 USD/hour); often find foreign matters in their food, and leftovers will be resold in the next meal; workers are exposed to a variety of toxic chemicals without protective equipment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard |