Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Discrimination(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/05/2011 | Apple | Two african-americans file lawsuit against Apple, alleging racial discrimination when they were allegedly asked to leave Apple store only because of their race last December. | Manhattan, New York, NY, United States | The Huffington Post | Discrimination | |
| 30/09/2007 - 01/03/2006 | Apple | Lawsuit claiming age discrimination against Apple; 60-year old Mac specialist's promotion application denied again and again; allegedly the employee was not provided with any explanation and his supervisor refused to acknowledge that he had applied. | Orlando, FL, United States | InformationWeek | Discrimination | |
| 30/04/2010 - 01/02/2010 | Xinlong Bassinet Company, Ltd. (Supplier Of Carrefour) | Multiple offenses at factory (1.400 staff workers) producing bassinets; lack of labor contracts; hiring discrimination; 11-12 hour daily shifts; only 2 days off per month; some workers work while standing throughout the day. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 22/12/2009 | Shijie Sujiao Can Dian (Bao'an) Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) | No safety protection, overtime wages not paid for up to three months, among other labor violations in factory ( ~ 3.000 workers) producing household equipment. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/12/2008 | Source Pro Industries Ltd (Supplier Of Dollar General) (Supplier Of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) | Exhausting workload in factory (over 900 workers) producing household equipment; 11.5-12.5 hour daily shifts (14-15 hour stay at factory overall); 6 days/week in slow season; 7 days/week in busy season; workers (assembling dpt) required to stand when working; safety concerns; frequent occurring injuries such as crushed fingers. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/07/2007 - 01/06/2006 | (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Nokia) (Motorola) (Intel Corporation) (Apple) (Solectron) (Dell) (Sun Microsystems) (Philips) (Hitachi) (Toyota) (Lenovo) (Flextronics Ltd., Co.) (Sanmina Corporation) (Jabil Circuit Inc.) (Foxconn Technology Group) (Alcatel-Lucent) (International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Sony) (Kodak) | Outsourcing and labour rights violations, constant work instability, unsafe practices, exposure to toxic materials and work related illnesses, and sexual harassment revealed by yearly report on labour conditions in Mexico. | Mexico | CEREAL | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Sexual Harassment | |
| 31/03/2008 - 01/03/2008 | Taiway Sports LTD (Part Of Taiwan Diamond Group) (Suppliers Of Kering) (Supplier Of Puma) | Low wages, workhours between 10 to 12 hours/day, 62.5 hour workweeks during peak season among other violations. Workers expressed that they are "treated as pigs". | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/12/2013 - 01/08/2013 | Quanta Computer (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Investigation reveals 15 sets of labor violations at electronics factory; more than $1.8 million in monthly unpaid overtime; 12-hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; mandatory overtime; hours more than two times in excess of statutory limits. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/09/2013 | Samkwang Science and Technology (Supplier Of Samsung) | $84,000 of monthly unpaid overtime wages, up to 148 hours of overtime per month, intense rates of work that have workers assembling one cell phone case every four seconds, underage workers in the production line (16-18 years old), regular verbal abuse by management, forcing workers to work barefoot, fines imposed on workers, and insufficient safety training and safety measures. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/04/2013 | (Suppliers Of Mattel) (Suppliers Of McDonald's) (Suppliers Of Hasbro) (Suppliers Of Disney) (Merton Company Limited) (Yongsheng Corporation) (Guangda Plastic Products Co., Ltd.) (Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company) (Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd) (Guanlan Baode Toy Factory) (Hong Kong Baofa’de Company) (Shenzhen Baoyu Company) | Investigation uncovers 18 sets of legal and ethical violations, including 84 to 110 hours of monthly overtime, up to 13-hour working days, as well as hot and crowded dormitories, in 6 toy factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages |