Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 11/11/2013 | McDonald's | McDonald's involved in labor violations in Beijing, such as prolonging working hours arbitrarily, paying wages in arrears, and not paying wages for probationary periods. | Beijing, China | China Labor Watch (1st par), Chengbiancun | Forced Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 11/11/2013 | KFC | KFC involved in labor violations in Beijing, such as prolonging working hours arbitrarily, paying wages in arrears, and not paying wages for probationary periods. | Beijing, China | China Labor Watch (1st par), Chengbiancun | Forced Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/04/2013 | (Suppliers Of Mattel) (Suppliers Of McDonald's) (Suppliers Of Hasbro) (Suppliers Of Disney) (Merton Company Limited) (Yongsheng Corporation) (Guangda Plastic Products Co., Ltd.) (Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company) (Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd) (Guanlan Baode Toy Factory) (Hong Kong Baofa’de Company) (Shenzhen Baoyu Company) | Investigation uncovers 18 sets of legal and ethical violations, including 84 to 110 hours of monthly overtime, up to 13-hour working days, as well as hot and crowded dormitories, in 6 toy factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages | |
| 09/09/2013 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Investigation reveals that at least 100 student workers have not received all due wages or had their wages deducted by significant amounts | China | China Labor Watch | Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Yong Qin Toy Factory (Supplier Of Hasbro) | One rest day per month in peak season; 4 rest days/month in slow season. Peak season work schedule may reach 14-15 hours. Workers live in dorms, 12 people per room. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 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 | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Xin Wei Toy Factory (Supplier Of BMW) | 13 hours of work/day, and 15 hour overall stay in the factory making toys. Hours increase on peak season. No rest days for entire months. Coerced overtime. Low wages. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages |