Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/2007 | Ju Qian (Capable) Furniture Factory (Part Of Tian He (天荷) Corporation) (Supplier Of Conforama) (Supplier Of IKEA) | Workers during slow season stay in factory for 12 hours/day, 6 days/week making furniture, among other violations. Peak season schedule - 15 hours/day. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 15/02/2007 | GP Battery International Ltd. (Part Of Gold Peak Group) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Two cases of Cadmium intoxication and two of Cadmium poisoning found among 177 workers manufacturing primary and rechargeable batteries. At least 3 young female workers also died from kidney-related diseases. | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 21/12/2006 | Hua Tai 4K Factory (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Toys "R" Us) | Workers paid below subsistence-level wages making Bratz dolls; 51 ½ cents an hour; $4.13 a day. Routine 13 ½ to 15 ½ –hour shifts, seven days a week. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 14/12/2012 | HTNS Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | 3 children as low as 14 years of age were discovered in electronics factory (1100 workers): 12 hour daily shifts; over 150 hours of monthly overtime during peak season; crude management culture. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard | |
| 02/11/2012 | Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Tomy) (Supplier Of Sanrio) | Labor problems at toy factory (900 to 2,100 employees): extreme 180-210 monthly overtime in peak season (June-September); up to 14-15 hour daily shifts 6-7 days/week (including 6-7 hours of daily overtime); overtime illegally paid; lack of a living wage; 15 minute daily unpaid work; safety concerns; spray paint workers did not wear masks. | Hu Men, Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 26/10/2012 | Li Da Co., Ltd | Illegal subcontracting a labor service project to unqualified labor contractor. The contractor employed a child worker, who was under 16 years old. Later,the child was injured and was identified as having Grade 9 disabilities. | Chongqing, China | China Labor Watch (10th par) | Child Labor, Fraud | |
| 31/08/2012 - 01/06/2012 | Foxconn Technology Group | According to a private investigation and Chinese media report, Foxconn Yantai employed a small number of student interns 14 to 16 years old during the summer. | Yantai, Shandong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor | |
| 05/10/2012 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Three to four thousand production workers strike, protesting overly strict demands on product quality without providing worker training for the corresponding skills. | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Negligence | |
| 22/07/2006 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of McDonald's) | Workers protest against meager wages and poor living conditions at toy factory. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 26/09/2012 | Yun’nan Teng Jun International Logistics, Ltd. | More than one hundred workers come to developer’s office seeking a solution over unpaid wages. | Yunnan, China | China Labor Watch (11th par), Yunnan.cn | Unpaid Wages |