Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Union Repression(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2007 | Micro-device Technology (Owned by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of P.IMES Corp) | Union formation is strictly prohibited by management at factory (900 workers) producing electronics. | Philippines | SOMO | Forced Overtime, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Mechanical Keyparts Philippines (MKP) Incorporation (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Nissin Precision) (Supplier Of Nidec) (Supplier Of ABLECOM) (Supplier Of Kent Adhesive Products Co.) | Labor issues at factory (1,500 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union formation strictly prohibited by management. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | San Technology Inc (Subsidiary of Neomax Co Ltd) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Hanstar) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of P.IMES Corp) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of HGST) (Supplier Of Micro-device Technology) (Supplier Of Luzon Magnetics) | Labor issues at factory (2,000 employees) producing HDD materials: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); union formation prevented by management in 2003. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, 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 | Paragon (Supplier Of Mektec) (Supplier Of Seagate Technology) (Supplier Of Maxtor) (Supplier Of Western Digital) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at flip chip assembly factory (350 employees): management discourages formation of unions; 11.5 hours in total each day, 5-6 days/week (57.5-80.5 hours/week); 7 days/week during peak production (January-June); abusive management; no sufficient protective equipment. | Thailand | SOMO | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 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 | |
| 01/12/2005 | (Suppliers Of Acer) | Serious problems in 5 Acer suppliers; work 72 hours/week during peak season at factory in Philippine's; workers complain over not having a single day off for months in Chinese supplier; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses; workers exposed to chemical dust and welding smoke. | China and Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/05/2011 | SSM India (Supplier Of Crystal Group) (Supplier Of Mothercare) (Supplier Of Abercrombie & Fitch) (Supplier Of Marks & Spencer) (Supplier Of Next) (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of Primark) (Supplier Of S.Oliver) (Supplier Of The Children’s Place) (Supplier Of Izod) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) | Sumangali workers at factory (~5,000 workers) manufacturing apparel: below legally-set minimum wages; 12 hour daily shifts for hostel workers ( 72 hours/week) plus mandatory overtime in peak season; 15 year old girls recruited; workers not allowed to leave factory premises freely. | Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 05/05/2014 | NXP Semiconductors (Supplier Of Apple) | NXP Semiconductors accused of firing 24 union workers for union activity. | Cabuyao, Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines | IndustriALL | Union Repression |