Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/11/2011 | (Supplier Of New Balance) (Supplier Of Nike) (Supplier Of Adidas) | Over 7,000 workers protest at Yucheng shoe factory, highlighting grievances over abusive management and illegal dismissals. | Huangjiangzhen, Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management | |
| 31/12/2000 - 01/02/1998 | Kong Tai Shoes Mfg. Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Reebok) | Very low wages, 15.5 hours work/day, 30 days/month in peak season, 13.5 hour work per day under normal conditions, use of toxic substances without protective equipment, workers trained to lie when inspected by auditors. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 08/09/2011 | Jida Toy Co., LTD (Supplier Of Mattel) | Violations at factory (3.000 workers) producing toys: during August, employees only received one rest day; 11 hours/ day for 6-7 days/week during busy season; workers in contact with hazardous chemicals and materials; extremely high temperatures in carving workshop; low wages in slow season (1,800 Yuan/month - $282 USD). | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 17/11/2010 - 12/11/2010 | Dongguan Grand Plastic Cement Products Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Tomy) | Violations at toy factory (2.000 workers): some employees work up to 72 hours of overtime/month; penalties for not fulfilling production quotas; low wages (1,600 RMB/month -$252 USD); sewing workers often have their fingers crushed; female workers molested and verbally abused by management. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 31/12/2000 - 01/01/1999 | Xin Qiao Electronics (Supplier Of Faberware) | 16.5 hours work a day during peak seasons for workers, all standing, 30 days/month. 15.5 hours of work under normal conditions. Extremely low wages. Heavy workload. Humiliating and abusive management. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/12/2000 - 01/01/2000 | Li Feng Trademark Manufacturing, Ltd. (Supplier Of Nike) (Supplier Of Reebok) | Extremely low wages, dormitories packed with 12 people/room, 60% have to stand on their feet while working, in busy season workers toil for 13 hours/day, some work continuously for 50 days without any day of rest, usage of toxic methylbenzene, without protective equipment. | Shangyuan, Dongguan, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 16/12/2009 - 15/12/2009 | Intertek (Client of Target) (Client of IKEA) (Client of Gap) (Client of McDonald's) (Client of Samsung) (Client of Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Client of Siemens) (Client of Sunoco) (Client of The Home Depot) (Client of QVC) (Client of International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI)) | Allegations of criminal acceptance of bribes by Intertek auditor in exchange for overlooking fraud at the Hang Fat toy factory's salary and working hours records. The auditor asked the factory to pay a bribe in order to allow the factory pass the audit. The factory paid the required bribe. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Bribing & Corruption, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage | |
| 10/11/2011 | Intertek | Intertek sued by NGO over harassment of whistleblower stemming from identity exposure in bribery investigation. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Fraud, Negligence | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/04/2011 | MSI Computer Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Dell) | Very low wages. If production quota is not met workers must work unpaid additional overtime. Excessive workhours - 12hours/day. During peak season, there are only 1 to 2 days of rest each month. Talking is strictly forbidden. If managers discover mistakes, they verbally abuse workers. In certain departments, workers must stand for their entire shift. Evening shift workers show exhaustion and significant health deterioration. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/05/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) | Average work load consists of 10 hours/day, 6 days/week. All workers in the Apple notebook production departments are given almost no rest - 12 hours/day. | Longhua, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours |