Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | TOYO Precision Appliance Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Envada) (Supplier Of Dafu) (Supplier Of Dagong) | Labor concerns at factory (~1,000 workers) producing metal cases for laptops: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12-13.5 hour daily shifts; workers can only take off one day per month during peak season (monthly overtime may exceed 200 hours); verbally abusive management; workers complain over 'overwhelming' chemical odor; workers need to work overtime to make ends meet; average monthly pay is 3,000-3,500 RMB (≈$476-555). | Kunshan, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of ASUS) | Labor issues at (3) factory plants (~20,000 workers) specializing in producing cases for consumer electronic equipment: 11-12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week on average; work 7 days/week during peak production (as many as 31 days/month); workers may not have a day off for months at a time; work may reach as many as 18 hours/day; verbally abusive management; dangerous working environment; very poor quality safety equipment, factory switches to better only during customer visit or audit; hundreds student workers aged as low as 16 year old; workers have to take overtime in order to make ends meet (base salary 1,280 RMB ≈$203). | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (6,158 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: child labor (ages 15-18 years old); wages insufficient to cover living costs; 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during slow season; 12-13 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week during busy season (66-91 hours/week); compulsury overtime; bad working conditions in terms of temperature. | Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines | SOMO | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/05/2011 | KPR Mill (Supplier Of Primark) (Supplier Of Tesco) (Supplier Of Garan) (Supplier Of Jansen Textil) (Supplier Of Ernsting’s family) (Supplier Of Charles Veillon) | Workers employed under the Sumangali Scheme at apparel factory; severely restricted of their freedom of movement; have not received their due lump sum amount; long hours, unsafe environment and child workers between 2007-2009. | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/05/2011 | Bannari Amman Group (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of American Eagle Outfitters) | Around 2,000 Sumangali workers employed in factory manufacturing yarn and other goods. A 13-year-old worker found in the factory among other child workers. | Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor | |
| 01/05/2011 | Eastman Exports (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of Cortefiel) (Supplier Of El Corte Ingles) (Supplier Of Inditex) (Supplier Of Izod) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) (Supplier Of Old Navy) (Supplier Of Gap) (Supplier Of Timberland) (Supplier Of Tommy Hilfiger) (Supplier Of Next) (Supplier Of Quiksilver) (Supplier Of Gruppo Coin) (Supplier Of La Halle) (Supplier Of Norprotex) (Supplier Of Noel Soccer) (Supplier Of Hagkaup) (Supplier Of Diramode) (Supplier Of Diesel) (Supplier Of Celio) (Supplier Of Bestseller) | Sumangali workers employed at least until April 2010 in factory producing yarn and textiles. Other labor concerns include: 12 hour daily shifts (72 hours/week); more than 12 hours during peak season; freedom of movement is restricted. | Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/05/2011 | SSM India (Supplier Of Crystal Group) (Supplier Of Mothercare) (Supplier Of Abercrombie & Fitch) (Supplier Of Marks & Spencer) (Supplier Of Next) (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of Primark) (Supplier Of S.Oliver) (Supplier Of The Children’s Place) (Supplier Of Izod) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) | Sumangali workers at factory (~5,000 workers) manufacturing apparel: below legally-set minimum wages; 12 hour daily shifts for hostel workers ( 72 hours/week) plus mandatory overtime in peak season; 15 year old girls recruited; workers not allowed to leave factory premises freely. | Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Tianjin Samsung Mobile Display (TSMD) (Part Of Tianjin Central Electronic Information Group, Ltd.) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Microsoft) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of K-Touch) (Part Of Samsung) | Labor violations at SDI Mobile factory (3500 workers) producing mobile displays: workers reach up to 186 hours of overtime during peak season; overtime is forced; serious gender and age discrimination; insulting and beating up of workers; hiring workers under 18 years of age; some workers receive wages below the legal minimum. | Xiqing, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 29/05/2013 | Dongguan Jinchuan Electronic Company, Ltd. (Supplier Of ASUS) (Owned by 3CEMS) | Labor concerns at factory producing motherboards: multiple children below the age of 16, 12-hour daily shifts, even more if production quotas aren't met. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 19/08/2014 | (Suppliers Of Telenor Group) | Telenor finds incidents of child labor (as young as 12 years of age) at suppliers helping it build Myanmar’s first national mobile phone network. | Myanmar | Financial Times | Child Labor, Occupational Hazard |