Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Suicides(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 31/10/2002 - 01/01/1999 | BaoCheng Group (Supplier Of Nike) (Supplier Of Adidas) (Supplier Of Reebok) (Supplier Of Clarks) (Supplier Of New Balance) | Workers kept in factory for 12,5 hours, work intensity and low wages drive people to illness, death and suicide. Female worker turned ill in November 1999. She was denied sick leave 3 times, and was found dead in the restroom. Since 1994, 14 workers have committed suicide. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China & Taiwan | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Leave, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Suicides, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 30/11/1999 - 01/07/1999 | Dongguan Elegant Top Shoes Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Clarks) (Supplier Of Reebok) (Supplier Of Fila) | 4 female workers attempted suicide; 2 dead, 2 injured. One of them, at age 16, after being scolded by her leaders for defects on her work became so embarrassed that she jumped from the tower . | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Suicides | |
| 17/07/2015 | Kuaihao (Grosby) Footwear Factory (Supplier Of Marks & Spencer) (Supplier Of Clarks) | Worker jumped out of the fourth floor of a factory building to her death after being fired for participating in a strike. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 04/08/2015 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Male worker at Foxconn factory jumped from building to his death. | Zhengzhou, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 10/06/2014 | (Supplier Of Charoen Pokphand Foods) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Tesco) (Supplier Of Costco) (Supplier Of Carrefour) (Supplier Of The co-operative) (Supplier Of Aldi) (Supplier Of Iceland) (Supplier Of Morrisons) | Slave labor, torture, execution-style killings and human trafficking in Thai fishing boats supplying major supermarkets. | Thailand | The Guardian | Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, Killings, Suicides, Summary Executions, Torture |