Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/11/2012 | Wei Lee Fung Plastic Product Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of McDonald's) (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor issues at toy factory (less than 6,000 workers): 11 hour daily shifts; workers seldom work with protective gear; lack of living wage. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/10/2012 - 15/10/2012 | Winty Industries Corporation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Kwok's Winty Manufacturing Limited) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor concerns at factory producing plastic toys such as Barbie: lack of a living wage for workers; average monthly work is 300 hours; illegally low overtime pay; wage discrimination on temporary workers; worker safety concerns; no masks or sound reducing earmuffs provided. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/11/2012 - 01/10/2012 | Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Fisher Price) | Labor concerns at factory (3,000 workers) manufacturing plastic toys: 12 hour daily work shifts; 26 days/month; compulsury overtime work; lack of living wage; no gloves provided to workers using toxic chemical thinner; no masks provided to workers in spraying department; management discourages unionizing. | Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Astec Power Phil. Inc. (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of LG) (Supplier Of Cirtek Electronics Corporation) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (4,000 employees) manufacturing HDD materials: 4 hours daily overtime; 12 daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; wages insufficient to cover living costs; discrimination over contract workers; frequent small accidents. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (6,158 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: child labor (ages 15-18 years old); wages insufficient to cover living costs; 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during slow season; 12-13 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week during busy season (66-91 hours/week); compulsury overtime; bad working conditions in terms of temperature. | Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines | SOMO | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Kent Adhesive Products Co.) | Labor concerns at factory (1,000 employees) supplying aluminium base for HDDs: 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union repression. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Mechanical Keyparts Philippines (MKP) Incorporation (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Nissin Precision) (Supplier Of Nidec) (Supplier Of ABLECOM) (Supplier Of Kent Adhesive Products Co.) | Labor issues at factory (1,500 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union formation strictly prohibited by management. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (about 4,000 employees)producing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against contract workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers feel forced to earn overtime income to cover basic needs; 10-12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week; compulsury overtime. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Western Digital (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at HDD factory (8,000 employees): wage discrimination over agency workers; discrimination over pregnant women; workers state wages are not enogh to cover living costs; 12 hour daily shifts; 7 days/week during peak season (10 months/year); compulsury overtime; industrial hygiene concerns. | Navanakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Canon) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor problems at factory (3,000 workers) producing electronics: does not allow union members; discrimination over pregnant women; wages insifficient to cover living costs; work 12 hours/day 5-6 days/week (60-72 hours/week); compulsury overtime. | Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression |