Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Abusive Management(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2012 | (Supplier Of Saks, Inc.) | Plea for help from man claiming to be Chinese prisoner-worker found in Saks bag. Man alleges he and other workers are ll-treated and work like slaves for 13 hours every day producing such bags in bulk. | New York, NY, United States | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor | |
| 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 | |
| 11/01/2014 | Doo Jung (Supplier Of Armani) (Supplier Of Christian Dior SE) (Supplier Of Chanel) (Supplier Of Mary Kay) (Supplier Of NARS Cosmetics) (Supplier Of Lancôme) (Supplier Of L’Oreal) | Hundreds of workers go on strike after manager slaps female worker at factory (with about 600 employees) manufacturing cosmetic brushes. Serious labor violations reported, including: 3-5 hours daily overtime, in addition to base 8 hour schedule, 6 days/week; 7 days/week in busy season; lack of effective protective measures. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 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 | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Yong Qin Toy Factory (Supplier Of Hasbro) | One rest day per month in peak season; 4 rest days/month in slow season. Peak season work schedule may reach 14-15 hours. Workers live in dorms, 12 people per room. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Dream International (Zhengrun Toy Factory) (Part Of South Korean De Lin Group) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Sega) | 12-13 hours of work, strikes for low wages, and in 2005 issues of several child workers. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud | |
| 20/04/2007 | Ju Qian (Capable) Furniture Factory (Part Of Tian He (天荷) Corporation) (Supplier Of Conforama) (Supplier Of IKEA) | Workers during slow season stay in factory for 12 hours/day, 6 days/week making furniture, among other violations. Peak season schedule - 15 hours/day. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 14/12/2012 | HTNS Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | 3 children as low as 14 years of age were discovered in electronics factory (1100 workers): 12 hour daily shifts; over 150 hours of monthly overtime during peak season; crude management culture. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard | |
| 11/09/2012 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Worker testimony reveals persistent abuses in Foxconn factory, including child labor, abrasive management, and pressure to finish work load of what was before 11-14 hours, in 10 hours. | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Samsung | Report uncovers legal violations and labor abuses in 6 Samsung factories producing electronics: exhaustive working conditions; factory reaching 186 hours/month during peak season; work well over 100 hours of overtime/month in 5 factories; in all factories overtime surpasses the legal limit (36 hours/month); hiring of child workers in 3 factories; 11-12 hour shifts. | China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages |