Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/05/2013 | Monde Apparels (Supplier Of Wrangler) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Asics) | Child labor - workers as young as 12 years old, abusive management, unpaid wages and fire hazards in clothing factory. | Bangladesh | CBS News | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages | |
| 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 | |
| 22/03/2013 - 01/01/2001 | Alianza Fashion (Supplier Of AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service)) (Supplier Of Alfani) (Supplier Of American Apparel Global Corp) (Supplier Of Bealls Florida) (Supplier Of Belk) (Supplier Of Blair Catalogue) (Supplier Of Bon-Ton) (Supplier Of Boscov’s) (Supplier Of Briggs New York) (Supplier Of Burlington Coat Factory) (Supplier Of Calvin Klein) (Supplier Of Carole Wren Inc) (Supplier Of Catherines) (Supplier Of Cato Corp) (Supplier Of Charlotte Russe) (Supplier Of Charming Shoppes) (Supplier Of Dickie’s) (Supplier Of Dillard’s) (Supplier Of Dressbarn) (Supplier Of Fashion Bug) (Supplier Of Fishman & Tobin / Li & Fung) (Supplier Of Fred Meyer) (Supplier Of Harvé Benard) (Supplier Of HeartSoul) (Supplier Of Hudson's Bay Company) (Supplier Of Ike Behar) (Supplier Of J.C. Penney) (Supplier Of J.M. Collection) (Supplier Of Jones Apparel Group) (Supplier Of Judy’s Group) (Supplier Of Kellwood Company) (Supplier Of Kim Rogers) (Supplier Of Kohl's) (Supplier Of Koret) (Supplier Of La Maison) (Supplier Of Macy's) (Supplier Of Marshalls) (Supplier Of Meijer) (Supplier Of Wakefield’s) (Supplier Of Minikin Togs Ltd) (Supplier Of NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation)) (Supplier Of Nordstrom) (Supplier Of Norton McNaughton) (Supplier Of Peebles) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) (Supplier Of Ross Stores) (Supplier Of Sag Harbor) (Supplier Of Stage Stores) (Supplier Of Stein Mart) (Supplier Of Style & Co.) (Supplier Of The Men’s Wearhouse) (Supplier Of Tommy Hilfiger) (Supplier Of Tracy Evans) (Supplier Of Tribal) (Supplier Of VF Outlet) (Supplier Of Von Maur) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Winners Apparel) | For 12 years, Alianza robbed workers of over $6 million in wages and benefits, changed it's legal name 4 times, and defrauded the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (including the workers’ pension accounts) of over $4.7 million. Alianza sold garments to brands who then profited by 415% and 550% mark-ups.
| Chimaltenango, Guatemala | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Non-Living Wage, Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 28/11/2014 | Chang An Mattel (Supplier Of Fisher Price) (Supplier Of Mattel) | Despite the 11.5 hour work shifts in Chang’ an Mattel Toy Factory, workers only receive a 30 minute meal break. Overtime reaching nearly three times the legal limit. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 18/11/2014 | Zhongshan Coronet Toys Ltd. (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of Crayola) |
"work is at least 11.5 hours a day" for every Coronet worker handling "poisonous to human health" chemicals with limited or no protective equipment. Their dormitories stack up to 18 workers per room. | Zhongshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/02/2016 | Guangdong Master Group Stainless Steel Company (Supplier Of Cuisinart) (Supplier Of WMF) (Supplier Of iBC) (Supplier Of Tupperware) (Supplier Of TESCOMA) (Supplier Of Zwilling) (Supplier Of Crofton) (Supplier Of NUWAVE) (Supplier Of Cuisine Sante International) (Supplier Of Fontignac) (Supplier Of Momscook) (Supplier Of MUSTCHEF) | Workers exposed to hazardous toxins such as "polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) during the coating process and a wax stripper substance, which are poisonous to human health, without wearing protective masks". Factories lack essential safety precautions such as carbon masks, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, etc. | Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/02/2016 | Anotech International Kitchenware Company (Supplier Of GreenPan) | Over exhausted workforce sleeping next to machines in the workshop. Their safety "equipment distributed is insufficient". On the day of the investigation "a worker's hand was smashed by a pressing machine". | Jiangmen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/02/2016 | Linkfair (Xianfeng Stainless Steel Manufactured Products) (Supplier Of Paderno) (Supplier Of Delimano) (Supplier Of NUWAVE) (Supplier Of Carrefour) (Supplier Of Lagostina) (Supplier Of Princess House) | Fingers crushed and other hand injuries occur in Linkfair factory where workers toil with limited occupational safety. "During high season, workers will have a shift every day of the month without rest, including daily overtime (accumulating between 124 - 154 hours/month, between three and four times the Chinese legal maximum). "When the factory is unable to pay insurance, management will give workers 100 RMB ($16) to lie to government inspectors." | Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/02/2016 | Three A Stainless Steel Products Grouping Co. (Supplier Of IKEA) (Supplier Of Mobelix) (Supplier Of Konig) (Supplier Of Russel Hobbs) (Supplier Of Laguiole) (Supplier Of Sabatier) (Supplier Of Morphy Richards) (Supplier Of Glorious) (Supplier Of Polaris) (Supplier Of Gam'Hotel) (Supplier Of Stanley Rogers) (Supplier Of Galeria) (Supplier Of Sola) (Supplier Of Cuisinox) (Supplier Of AMC) (Supplier Of Bergner) (Supplier Of Maser) (Supplier Of Oppein) | Polishing workers are exposed to black dust and fumes without wearing masks, or other health and safety equipment. The company provides them with such, only when there's an outside inspection. | Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages |