Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/08/2015 | (Bayer) (Arkema) (FMC Corporation) (Honeywell) (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Rhône-Poulenc) (Rohm and Haas) (Occidental Petroleum Corporation) (Olin Corporation) (Lebanon Seaboard) (Union Carbide) (21st Century Fox) (Chemours) (Syngenta) | 16 companies ordered to clean up contaminated soil from pesticides and heavy metals at Superfund site operating from early 1930's until mid 1980's - cleanup costs $14.3 million & $945,000 past costs and future oversight. | Hagerstown, MD, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 19/11/2007 | (Suppliers Of Adidas) (Suppliers Of Bali) (Suppliers Of Hanesbrands) (Suppliers Of Felina Lingerie) (Suppliers Of Quiksilver) (Suppliers Of Speedo) (Suppliers Of Walmart) (Suppliers Of Wacoal) (Fuhua Textile Co.) (Yi Kang Textile) (Yi Xing Shun Fashion Manufacturer) (Regina Miracle International Limited) | Report exposes poor factory working conditions including: long hours reaching 420 per month in peak seasons, below subsistence wages, questionable safety precautions. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 23/05/2005 | (Apple) (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Sony) (Nokia) (Dell) (Fujitsu) (Siemens) (International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (LG) (Motorola) (Panasonic) (Toshiba) (Supplier Of Samsung) | Greenpeace accuses major electronics companies for using unrecyclable and toxic materials in their products causing pollution and health hazards in poor Asian countries where electronics are discarded. | India and China | Greenpeace, (2) | Negligence, Pollution | |
| 01/09/2012 | (Supplier Of Saks, Inc.) | Plea for help from man claiming to be Chinese prisoner-worker found in Saks bag. Man alleges he and other workers are ll-treated and work like slaves for 13 hours every day producing such bags in bulk. | New York, NY, United States | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor | |
| 12/03/2014 | Ciyu Shoe Factory (Supplier Of New Balance) (Supplier Of Crocs) | Thousands of workers strike at shoe factory, protesting massive reduction in wages. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 14/04/2014 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (Supplier Of Nike) (Supplier Of Adidas) (Owned by Pou Chen Group) | Tens of thousands of workers strike at shoe factory to protest unpaid social insurance, housing funds payments, and improper labor contracts. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Unpaid Insurance | |
| 31/12/2013 - 01/08/2013 | Quanta Computer (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Investigation reveals 15 sets of labor violations at electronics factory; more than $1.8 million in monthly unpaid overtime; 12-hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; mandatory overtime; hours more than two times in excess of statutory limits. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 11/01/2014 | Doo Jung (Supplier Of Armani) (Supplier Of Christian Dior SE) (Supplier Of Chanel) (Supplier Of Mary Kay) (Supplier Of NARS Cosmetics) (Supplier Of Lancôme) (Supplier Of L’Oreal) | Hundreds of workers go on strike after manager slaps female worker at factory (with about 600 employees) manufacturing cosmetic brushes. Serious labor violations reported, including: 3-5 hours daily overtime, in addition to base 8 hour schedule, 6 days/week; 7 days/week in busy season; lack of effective protective measures. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 09/12/2013 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Child worker (15 years old), among other sudden deaths of workers at Pegatron factory primarily making iPhone 5s and tablet PCs. Pegatron never carried out in-depth investigations into the causes of death after the incidents occurred. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Negligence | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/09/2013 | Samkwang Science and Technology (Supplier Of Samsung) | $84,000 of monthly unpaid overtime wages, up to 148 hours of overtime per month, intense rates of work that have workers assembling one cell phone case every four seconds, underage workers in the production line (16-18 years old), regular verbal abuse by management, forcing workers to work barefoot, fines imposed on workers, and insufficient safety training and safety measures. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime |