Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Forced Overtime(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2010 - 01/07/2010 | Hengtai Factory (Supplier Of BKC) (Supplier Of KFC) (Supplier Of BIC Plastics) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Taco Bell) | Poor conditions in factory (over 2,000 employees) manufacturing plastic toys; use of child laborers (16 years old); 12 hour daily work shifts (14 hours overall factory stay); 6 days/week; inadequate safety precautions on workers exposed to hazardous substances; factory fired ~70 workers protesting over pay and workhours. | Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 30/11/2008 - 01/11/2008 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (Supplier Of Adidas) | Very poor conditions at shoe factory (over 15,000 workers): frequent suicides; discrimination against workers; 10 hour regular daily shifts; at least 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during peak seasons; exposure to extreme high temperatures and chemicals; lack of safety equipment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Suicides, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2010 - 01/08/2010 | Jiujiang Smartball Sports Equipment Corporation (Supplier Of Adidas) | Investigation report at factory producing balls and other sports equipment reveals: 10-11 daily work shifts; 6 days/week; mandated overtime during peak season (October-June); work at least 84 hours/week in peak season; reported injuries; incidents of guards beating employees. | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | China Labor Watch | Beatings & Violence, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard | |
| 09/10/2010 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Research at electronics factory (~900.000 workers) suggests: "militaristic" work culture; exploitation of interns; forced overtime; 83.2 hours of average monthly overtime (twice the Chinese legal maximum); 10 hours or more daily work shifts for interns. | China | Reuters, China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard | |
| 28/04/2010 | Yiuwah Stationary Factory (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Tesco) | Very poor conditions at factory producing paper goods; 13.5 hour daily work shifts during peak seasons; mandatory overtime on Saturdays and sometimes on Sundays; at least 81 hours work per week (at least 96 hours factory stay); wages as low as $0.66/hour; serious lack of workplace safety; occurring injuries. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 22/12/2009 | Shenzhen Sun Cheong Plastic Products Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) | 12 hours/day work shifts (4 hours daily overtime); compulsory overtime; occupational safety concerns - in factory (700-800 workers) producing plastic products. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages | |
| 30/06/2009 - 01/04/2009 | Hantai Shoe Production Ltd. (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Fila) (Supplier Of Skechers) | 4.5-5 hours forced daily overtime for shoe factory (over 4000 workers) to meet orders, cheating audit inspections, abusive management among other violations. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 30/06/2009 - 01/04/2009 | Huasheng Packaging Factory (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Brother Industries) (Supplier Of Philips) (Supplier Of Seiko Epson Corporation) (Supplier Of LG) (Supplier Of Canon) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Sanyo) (Supplier Of DHL Express) (Supplier Of Deutsche Post) | Labor violations in factory (1400-1500 workers) producing packaging products: 11 -11.5 hour shifts in busy seasons, 7 days/week (77 hours/week overall); extremely low wages ($0.51/hour), that is 60% of the minimum wage; inhaling large amounts of paper particles and other debris; elaborate audit cheating system. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 11/07/2008 - 22/05/2008 | Zhongshang K-Mate General Elec. Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of hama) (Supplier Of Vivanco) (Supplier Of Scosche) | Labor violations at factory (~400 workers) making digital products; very low average monthly wages (US$117); on first month below the local minimum wage (US$101); compulsory overtime lasting from two hours to overnight.
| Zhongshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage | |
| 11/07/2008 - 22/05/2008 | Dongguan Daxing Decoration Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Kmart) (Supplier Of Target) (Supplier Of Dollar Tree) (Supplier Of Big Lots) (Supplier Of Sears) | Exhausting working conditions for factory workers (~1,800) producing candles and Christmas lights; at least 13-hour shifts, 7 days/week; twice a month 24-hour shifts are required; if refused overtime, factory deducts 3 days' worth of wages; factory trains workers to cheat clients. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard |