Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
03/08/2017
(Sony)
(Apple)
(Blackberry)
(Samsung)
Report accuses electronics companies for: holding a large voting bloc on most U.S. green standards groups; consistently opposing repair and reuse designs for their products; instead approve criteria they can easily achieve and earn green certificates.          United StatesRepair.org, Motherboard.VICEConsumer Deception, Lobbying, Negligence, Pollution
22/06/2016Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd
(Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM))
(Supplier Of ASUS)
(Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP))
(Supplier Of Acer)
(Supplier Of Intel Corporation)
(Supplier Of HTC)
(Supplier Of Fujitsu)
(Supplier Of Huawei)
Worker died of heart attack which came from excessive overtime, fellow worker claims; workers had to work over a month without even a day off; they may be required to work overtime all night.  Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDeaths, Excessive Work Hours
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of Gap)
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Labor violations at garment factory (5,500 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; occasions of 78 hour workweeks (5 hours of daily overtime) during urgent shipments.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
10/05/2017
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31/12/1996
Noble EnergyNoble Energy accused of human rights violations, including: possible pillage of Palestinian gas; enforcement of illegal naval blockade linked to protection of Noble Energy’s operations; electricity supply for illegal settlements is generated using Noble Energy’s gas; Noble Energy’s activities near a disputed maritime area exacerbate tensions between Israel and Lebanon.  Eastern Mediterranean SeaSOMO, (2)Arbitrary Detention, Infringement of Self-determination, Land Appropriation, Pillage, War Crimes
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of Suitsupply)
Labor violations at garment factory (1,300 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 2,700-3,600 kyat (€2.03 - €2.71); occasions of workers toiling for less than legal minimum wage; unpaid overtime if production target isn't met; cases of child labor (16-18 years of age); workers working less than a year are not provided with social security; workers afraid to join a union.Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of C&A)
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
(Supplier Of VF Corporation)
Labor violations at 2 garment factory (1,800 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; occasions of 78 hour workweeks (5 hours of daily overtime) during urgent shipments.Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
30/04/2012
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01/01/2012
Jabil Circuit Inc.
(Supplier Of Apple)
Labor concerns at factory (4000 workers) producing electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 38 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts during peak season (March-May), 6 days/week; workers averaged 84 overtime hours per month.  Shajing Town, Shenzhen, ChinaChina Labor WatchChild Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours
31/07/2016
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01/03/2016

(Supplier Of Kmart)
(Supplier Of C&A)
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
Non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week at at 2 garment factories (4,100 workers).Ashulia, Dhaka, BangladeshSOMOExcessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage
30/06/2016
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01/02/2016

(Supplier Of Lonsdale)
Labor issues at garment factory (1,600 workers): non-living wages; daily base wage 3,600 kyat (€2.71); cases of child labor (16-18 years of age); some workers were younger than 15 years old when they started at the factory; workers lack health and safety training; workers afraid to join a union.Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)SOMOChild Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
14/06/2012Foxconn Technology Group
(Supplier Of Apple)
Worker jumps to his death from his apartment building.Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaChina Labor WatchDeaths, Suicides