Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/2008 - 22/05/2008 | Dongguan Daxing Decoration Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Kmart) (Supplier Of Target) (Supplier Of Dollar Tree) (Supplier Of Big Lots) (Supplier Of Sears) | Exhausting working conditions for factory workers (~1,800) producing candles and Christmas lights; at least 13-hour shifts, 7 days/week; twice a month 24-hour shifts are required; if refused overtime, factory deducts 3 days' worth of wages; factory trains workers to cheat clients. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard | |
| 18/08/2008 - 01/06/2008 | Chang Ye Long (Supplier Of Adidas) | Terrible working conditions in factory (~3,000 workers) producing balls and sportswear; during peak season (October to February) workers don't even have one day off a month; very low wages; factory withholds a month's wage; workers experience 'unimaginable pain' on their hands from chemicals used; gloves provided only when factory is audited; factory trains workers to deceive clients. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Dream International (Zhengrun Toy Factory) (Part Of South Korean De Lin Group) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Sega) | 12-13 hours of work, strikes for low wages, and in 2005 issues of several child workers. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | AOYAGI Toy Factory (Supplier Of Tomy) (Supplier Of Bandai) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Hasbro) | Workers trained by management to deceive inspectors. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, | Inspection Fraud | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | Pearl Tower Garments & Toys (Shenzhen) Co. LTD (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of 21st Century Fox) (Supplier Of Kid Brands) (Supplier Of Gosh International) | During peak season, work for piece-rate workers usually lasts from 8:00 am to around 12:00 am. Long hours and low wages in factory producing stuffed dolls and plastic toys. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2013 - 01/03/2013 | Jabil Circuit Inc. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) manufcturing iphones: hiring discrimination over age (18-35) and tattoos; inadequate safety training; 12 hour daily work shifts; approximately 6 days/week; work reaching 110 hours of monthly overtime; standing work for 11.5 hours; 11 hours of forced and unpaid monthly overtime; potential audit fraud; workers rely on overtime work to earn a living wage; base wage is 1,500 RMB ($245). | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 21/12/2006 | Hua Tai 4K Factory (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Toys "R" Us) | Workers paid below subsistence-level wages making Bratz dolls; 51 ½ cents an hour; $4.13 a day. Routine 13 ½ to 15 ½ –hour shifts, seven days a week. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/12/2005 | Panyu United (Supplier Of Walmart) | Workers kept at the factory 13 hours/day, seven days a week, paid 34 cents an hour making gift cards & notebooks. | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 21/12/2005 | Tsun Tat Toy Company Ltd (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Dollar General) | Workers forced to work 15 to 19.5 hours a day, seven days/week making plastic toys for 43 cents an hour. Repetitive work - one operation every three seconds - leaves them with blistered and bleeding hands and fingers. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, National Labor Committee | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/12/2004 | Kingmaker Footwear factory (Supplier Of Timberland) (Supplier Of Skechers) (Supplier Of Wolverine Worldwide) (Supplier Of Stride Rite) (Supplier Of Clarks) | Harsh working conditions at factory producing clothes and footwear: verbal harassment, physical abuse, 13.5 hours in the factory (11 work hours), child laborers of 14 to 16 years old, 16 workers sleep in one room. | Zhongshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard |