Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Beatings & Violence(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2010 - 01/01/2000 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Field study accuses Shell of fueling death and violence in Nigeria by paying rival militant gangs. | Nigeria | Platform | Beatings & Violence, Deaths | |
| 31/12/1995 - 01/01/1995 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Released documents show Shell paid Nigerian military to stop protest movements over its pollution. Protests were violently suppressed, with reported life losses. | Ogoni, Rivers, Nigeria | The Guardian | Beatings & Violence, Deaths, Killings | |
| 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 | |
| 27/07/2015 | (Suppliers Of Songkla Canning Public Company Limited) (Suppliers Of Thai Union Group) (Suppliers Of Iams) (Suppliers Of Meow Mix) (Suppliers Of Fancy Feast) | Slave Labor in Indonesian fishing boats linked to pet consumer products - "those who fled recounted horrific violence: the sick cast overboard, the defiant beheaded, the insubordinate sealed for days below deck in a dark, fetid fishing hold." | Songkhla Thailand | The New York Times | Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, Injuries & Diseases, Killings | |
| 10/03/2015 | Jeans Plus Ltd. (Supplier Of LC Waikiki) (Supplier Of Pull & Bear) (Supplier Of Inditex) | Production manager routinely slaps and punches young workers for failing to meet production goals; work from 8:00 a.m. to 10-11:00 p.m. 6 days/week; plus 9-10 hour work on 7th day; 94 to 101 hours/week; 41 cents (US)/ hour for senior operator. | Bangladesh | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Wages | |
| 03/10/2013 | Next Collections Ltd. (Part Of Ha-Meem Group) (Supplier Of Gap) (Supplier Of Old Navy) | 14- to - 23 hour shifts, 7 days/week, reaching to massive 210 hours of overtime, even for pregnant women; extreme work hours; beatings; humiliation; death threats; starvation wages (20 to 24 cents per hour); workers visibly sick, exhausted and dazed. | Ashulia, Bangladesh | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Death Threats, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 22/12/2014 | Zhen Ding Technology Holdings Limited (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Amazon) | Incidents of over 100 security guards harassing and beatings at factory (15,000 workers). Workers toil for 64 to 72 hours/week; with low wages; workers are numb and exhausted. "We are just machines" - Zhen Ding Tech worker
| Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Tax Avoidance, Union Repression |