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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2002 - 01/01/1999 | BaoCheng Group (Supplier Of Nike) (Supplier Of Adidas) (Supplier Of Reebok) (Supplier Of Clarks) (Supplier Of New Balance) | Workers kept in factory for 12,5 hours, work intensity and low wages drive people to illness, death and suicide. Female worker turned ill in November 1999. She was denied sick leave 3 times, and was found dead in the restroom. Since 1994, 14 workers have committed suicide. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China & Taiwan | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Leave, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Suicides, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/11/2011 | Jingmo Electronics Corporation (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of LG) (Supplier Of Tulip Electronics) (Supplier Of Founder Group) (Owned by Jingyuan Computer Group) | 1,000 workers stage strike at factory (~3,000 employees) producing keyboards, owing to unreasonable overtime demands (17-19 hours overall factory stay), worker abuse and bullying by managers, among other grievances. | Shajing, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/05/2001 - 01/12/1998 | Merton Company Limited (Supplier Of McDonald's) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of The Franklin Mint) (Supplier Of DC Comics) (Supplier Of Viacom) (Supplier Of Paramount Pictures) (Supplier Of Warner Bros.) (Supplier Of Time Warner) | Workers at toy factory toil for 12.5 hours/day, spend 16.5 hours in the factory overall, and have to work all night during delivery rush. Average salary per hour is 13 cents. 17-20 people sleep in one room. The factory uses various toxic materials. Many workers got their hands burned. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 30/11/1999 - 01/07/1999 | Dongguan Elegant Top Shoes Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Clarks) (Supplier Of Reebok) (Supplier Of Fila) | 4 female workers attempted suicide; 2 dead, 2 injured. One of them, at age 16, after being scolded by her leaders for defects on her work became so embarrassed that she jumped from the tower . | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Suicides | |
| 17/11/2010 - 12/11/2010 | Dongguan Grand Plastic Cement Products Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Tomy) | Violations at toy factory (2.000 workers): some employees work up to 72 hours of overtime/month; penalties for not fulfilling production quotas; low wages (1,600 RMB/month -$252 USD); sewing workers often have their fingers crushed; female workers molested and verbally abused by management. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 31/10/2010 - 01/10/2010 | United Win Technology Limited (Subsidiary of Wintek Corporation) (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns on factory (18.000 -20.000 people) manufacturing ITO conductive glass; 10 hour daily work shifts (12 hours overall factory stay); occupational hazard concerning use of chemical n-hexane. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/03/2011 | Hongkai Electronic Technology (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of ABLECOM) (Supplier Of Herman Miller, Inc) (Supplier Of Jabil Circuit Inc.) (Supplier Of General Electric) | 11-12 work hours each day, for 30 days each month - monthly overtime exceeding 142 hours - during peak season (September - November). If workers do not work overtime, they won't get a living wage. Malfunctioning machines lead in the past to over 8 major accidents resulting in life-long disabilities. Work pace is fast, no time to use the bathroom. Managers speak harshly and crudely to workers. | Huangjiang, Dongguang, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 10/01/2014 | Samsung | Workers riot at Samsung factory, after late-arriving worker is beaten by security guards. | Thai Nguyen, Vietnam | Business Insider | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Injuries & Diseases | |
| 11/01/2016 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | Fire at refinery; 3 contract workers injured - $1 million in damages. | Galveston Bay, TX, United States | Reuters | Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 17/07/2001 | Motiva Enterprises (Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Co-owned by Saudi Aramco) | Leaking and corroded tank -unfit for use - explodes; one worker killed, many others injured; approximately 99,000 gallons of spent sulfuric acid spilled into Delaware river for days; thousands of dead fish and crabs; sulfuric acid released into the air. Criminal fines - $10 million. | Delaware City, DE, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution |