Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2012 - 01/06/2012 | HEG Technology Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of LG) | Violations at factory (2.000 employees) producing mobile phones, mp3s, DVDs, etc:Research indicates student workers amount to 80% of the factory workforce; approximately 50-100 children working; youngest worker spotted was 14 years old; low wages for children, 70% less than formal employees; discrimination based on sex and age; 11 hours daily work shifts (including 3-5 hours of forced overtime). | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Suppliers Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Nokia) | Labor violations at factory (~5,000 workers) producing parts for consumer electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; workers have one day off/month during off season; during peak season they have 1 day off every two months (143 - 154 hours monthly overtime); 24 hour shift when workers switch from morning to evening shift; local minimum wage pay; overtime required to cover living costs; overall average wage 3,000 RMB (≈$476); verbally abusive managers; poor air quality and toxic chemical exposure; reported injury burns. | Suzhou, Xiangchen, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 17/11/2012 | Foster Electric Company (Owned by Foster Group) | 8,000 workers walk off their factory job to protest managers retaining their year-end bonuses while cancelling the workers’ bonuses, as well as other grievances. | Nanning, Guangxi, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 11/01/2012 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Microsoft) | Three hundred protesting staff at Foxconn factory that builds Xbox 360s threaten "mass suicide" if their demands over unpaid wages and higher pay are not met. | Wuhan, Hubei, China | China Labor Watch | Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/01/2012 | Chengdu Steel (Subsidiary of Vanadium Co. Ltd.) (Subsidiary of Pangang Group Steel) | Steel company workers go on strike, protesting their "extremely" low salaries. | Qingbaijiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 27/12/2011 | Guangzhou Alei Siti Auto Parts Corporation (Supplier Of Honda) (Supplier Of Toyota) (Supplier Of Dongfeng Motor) (Supplier Of Nissan) (Supplier Of Suzuki) | Workers at auto-parts factory go on strike over reductions in their year-end bonuses and excessive work hours; 12 hour work shifts (~50 hours overtime/month). | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours | |
| 26/12/2011 | LG | 8,000 workers strike at LG Display factory, protesting racial discrimination in year-end bonuses which privileged Korean over Chinese workers. Workers also held other grievances over issues such as excessive work hours. | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 17/12/2011 | Dongguan Essential Paper Products Company (Supplier Of MeadWestvaco / MWV) | Workers orchestrate 24/7 sit-in at paper products factory, protesting unfair compensation after an abrupt ceasing of operations. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Unpaid Wages | |
| 19/12/2011 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Owned by Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Apple) | Blast occurs at computer accessory factory producing metal cases for iPad 2; 61 workers injured. | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2004 | Foreway Industrial China, Ltd. (Supplier Of NBA) (Supplier Of The Collegiate Licensing Company) (Supplier Of MLB) (Supplier Of NCAA) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of NFL) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of NASCAR) | Workers making plastic toys on 18-20.5 hour shifts; mandatory 7 day workweeks; 30 days a month; pay below minimum wage; 16 ½ cents an hour on average; organizing a union is strictly prohibited; 20 people share one dorm room. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, National Labor Committee | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages |