Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/10/2012 - 15/10/2012 | Winty Industries Corporation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Kwok's Winty Manufacturing Limited) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor concerns at factory producing plastic toys such as Barbie: lack of a living wage for workers; average monthly work is 300 hours; illegally low overtime pay; wage discrimination on temporary workers; worker safety concerns; no masks or sound reducing earmuffs provided. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/02/2007 | Astec Power Phil. Inc. (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of LG) (Supplier Of Cirtek Electronics Corporation) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (4,000 employees) manufacturing HDD materials: 4 hours daily overtime; 12 daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; wages insufficient to cover living costs; discrimination over contract workers; frequent small accidents. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (6,158 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: child labor (ages 15-18 years old); wages insufficient to cover living costs; 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during slow season; 12-13 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week during busy season (66-91 hours/week); compulsury overtime; bad working conditions in terms of temperature. | Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines | SOMO | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Kent Adhesive Products Co. (Supplier Of Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor violations at factory (500 workers) manufacturing coated hard disc frames: 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week (72 hours/week); forced overtime; inadequate safety precautions; various reports of diseases (bronchitis, dizziness, sinusitis) stemming from chemical odour; union formation strictly prohibited by management; discrimination over contract workers; descrimination over worker sexual orientation. | Cavite Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (about 4,000 employees)producing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against contract workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers feel forced to earn overtime income to cover basic needs; 10-12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; compulsury overtime. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Western Digital (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at HDD factory (8,000 employees): wage discrimination over agency workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers state wages are not enogh to cover living costs; 12 hour daily shifts; 7 days/week during peak season (10 months/year); compulsury overtime; industrial hygiene concerns. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Canon) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor problems at factory (3,000 workers) producing electronics: does not allow union members; discrimination over pregnant women; wages insifficient to cover living costs; work 12 hours/day 5-6 days/week (60-72 hours/week); compulsury overtime. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | MMI Precision (Thailand) Co. Ltd (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Fujikura) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of JVC) (Supplier Of Fabrinet) (Supplier Of Shindengen Electric Manufacturing) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (about 700 employees) manufacturing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against agency workers; workers state that overtime is necessary to cover basic expenditures; on an incident 3 years ago management laid off all (1400 workers) union members; 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/ week (72-84 hours/week); overtime is a requierement; at times no day off/month is provided; health and safety concerns; workers complain over very heavy lifting, heat rashes, sore and dry throats, skin burns. | Nawa Nakhon, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | LTEC Company (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Sharp Corporation) (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor concerns at factory (over 6,000 workers) producing electronic components: wages not enought ot cover living expenditures; work 12 hours/day (including 4 hour compulsory overtime); 6 days/week; discrimination on Hepatitis B workers. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
| 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 |