Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 14/08/2013 | Samsung | Investigation opened, accusing Samsung France of advertising misleading commercial practices by promoting a code of conduct for the treatment of Samsung workers that it does not necessarily enforce. | Paris, France | China Labor Watch | Consumer Deception | |
| 13/08/2013 | Jiangxi Lianchuang Electronics Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Hisense) (Supplier Of TCLCorporation) (Supplier Of Sharp Corporation) (Supplier Of HTC) | Workers report a large number of child workers at electronics manufacturing company, some as young as 12 to 14, working 11 hours per day. | Jiangxi, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 14/05/2013 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | 30-year old male worker jumps off roof to his death. | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 15/05/2013 | Samsung | Female worker at Samsung factory jumps off seventh floor to her death. | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 27/03/2013 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | 23-year old female worker jumps off 12th floor to her death. | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 24/03/2013 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | 24-year old male worker jumps off Yukang dormitory building to his death. | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 10/01/2013 | Foxconn Technology Group | Workers strike at Foxconn Group’s Xin Hai Yang Precision (Jiangxi) Ltd. factory, demanding higher wages. | Jiangxi, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | Duoyuan Plastic Production Co. LTD (Supplier Of Sanrio) (Supplier Of Hasbro) | Each worker averages a total of 300 hours per month, making plastic toys. Harsh conditions, low pay and lack of safety precautions. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance |