Archives: Incidents
| 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 | |
| 11/07/2008 - 22/05/2008 | Shenzhen Xingchang Plastic Product Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (Supplier Of Tesco) (Supplier Of Kmart) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Target) (Supplier Of Foot Locker) | Dangerous working environment for 500- 600 factory workers manufacturing plastic products; workshops are extremely hot and unsanitary; floor is covered with grease and water. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Occupational Hazard | |
| 11/07/2008 - 22/05/2008 | DD (Debao) Plastic Factory Co. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (Supplier Of Disney) | About 800 workers manufacturing various commodities toil for at least 12 hours/day, 7 days/week. Very often shifts exceed 14 hours/day going even all night and follow the work schedule on the following day. Average pay is very low (US$131-$160 per month) at times lower to local minimum wage. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 30/06/2006 - 01/06/2006 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Chinese government worked to suppress news story that exposed poor working conditions in Foxconn's iPod factory. | China | Macworld | Bribing & Corruption | |
| 31/07/2007 - 01/06/2006 | (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Nokia) (Motorola) (Intel Corporation) (Apple) (Solectron) (Dell) (Sun Microsystems) (Philips) (Hitachi) (Toyota) (Lenovo) (Flextronics Ltd., Co.) (Sanmina Corporation) (Jabil Circuit Inc.) (Foxconn Technology Group) (Alcatel-Lucent) (International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Sony) (Kodak) | Outsourcing and labour rights violations, constant work instability, unsafe practices, exposure to toxic materials and work related illnesses, and sexual harassment revealed by yearly report on labour conditions in Mexico. | Mexico | CEREAL | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Sexual Harassment | |
| 25/09/2008 | Shenzhen Jitian Textile Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Halti) (Supplier Of Amer Sports) (Supplier Of Salomon) (Supplier Of Mountain HARD WEAR) (Supplier Of Schoffel) (Supplier Of Pentland Group) (Supplier Of Berghaus) | 11,5 - 13 hours of work, 14-14,5 hours overall factory stay and low wages for (over 1.000) workers producing winter sports clothes. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 28/08/2008 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Nintendo) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Philips) | Labor violations in factory manufacturing disks and electronics; low wages 750 (RMB); overtime is necessary to make ends meet; ten hours daily shifts for college interns; 11-12 hour shifts for regular workers; regular workers have one rest day every two weeks; when in need, production allows only one day off/month. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage | |
| 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 | |
| 18/08/2008 - 01/06/2008 | Zhongshan Weili Textile Co. Ltd (Supercap) (Supplier Of Adidas) (Supplier Of Reebok) | Poor conditions in factory (~3,500 workers) producing sport accessories: low wages (local minimum wage 770 RMB/Month); frequently occurring accidents; 11 hours/day shifts (13,5 hours in factory), 6 days/week; compulsory overtime; hat production workers may stay at factory 16 hours. | Zhongshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 18/08/2008 - 01/06/2008 | Dongguan Chengda Shoe Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Adidas) | Low wages, 10-12 hour shifts, 6 days/week for workers manufacturing sport shoes. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard |