Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/06/2016 | Zhenyang Toy Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Smoby) (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of NSI International) (Supplier Of Buengna) (Supplier Of Stanley Black & Decker) (Supplier Of 3D Coin Art) | Labor issues at toy factory: 12 hour daily shifts during peak season (May - October), 6 days/week; too low wages; base wage is insufficient to cover workers living costs; 8.7 RMB/hour (1.3 USD/hour); workers work with toxic chemicals; in assembly room no protection equipment was offered other than a work hat; during peak season, applications for sick leave hardly get approved; the training officer required all workers to check the “I’m willing to work overtime” option without asking them. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Kenseisha Sdn. Bhd. (Subsidiary of Quanta Computer) (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (700 workers) producing aluminum cases for laptop computers: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; during the off-season workers can get one day off per week; during peak production they only get one day off every two months; monthly overtime 85-150 hours; verbally abusive managers; use of equipment is not closely monitored; work-related injuries occur occasionally; base salary insufficient for workers to support themselves. | Fengxian, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | BYD Company Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (30,000 workers) manufacturing electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); as many as 12 hour daily work shifts; and as many as 30 days/month; verbally abusive management; workers regularly exposed to chemicals, radiation, and other occupational hazards with inadequate protective equipment; deafening and extremely hot environment; at least four work-related injuries reported in the laser welding workshop such as cuts or hands crushed by machinery; pay for most workers is calculated according to lowest local monthly salary (1,320 RMB = $209). | Baolong District, Shenzhen, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor issues at factory (120,000 employees) manufacturing electronic products: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); average 9-10 hour daily shifts; work as many as 28 days/month during peak production; verbally abusive management; protective equipment not up to standards. | Guanlan, Shenzhen, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
| 25/04/2016 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (50,000 people) assembling iPhones: too low wages; workers want more overtime hours; 60 work hours per week during low season (March-April). | Shanghai, China | Bloomberg, China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 23/04/2016 | Zhi Ya Undergarment (Supplier Of Alibaba Group) | Child worker (14 years old) dies at home of overwork exhaustion, family claims; 11-12 hour daily shifts. | Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Child Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Catcher Technology (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Compaq) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Nokia) | Labor concerns at factory (~14,000 workers) manufacturing components for laptops, digital cameras, and mobile devices: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 30 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; during peak season (April to December), workers get at most two days a month and may not have a single day off for an entire month; verbally abusive management; the simple face masks that the factory provides do not effectively prevent workers from inhaling metal dust; a thick layer of metal particles was evident under workers’ nostrils; safety training to new workers nor do they inform workers of the inherent risks of their occupations; workers need to work overtime to make ends meet; average monthly salary is approximately 2,900 RMB (≈$460). | Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 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 | |
| 28/11/2012 | Wei Lee Fung Plastic Product Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of McDonald's) (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor issues at toy factory (less than 6,000 workers): 11 hour daily shifts; workers seldom work with protective gear; lack of living wage. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard |