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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2007 | Innovex (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Philips) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Seagate Technology) (Supplier Of Maxtor) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (3,000 employees) producing flexible circuit interconnects: wages insufficient to cover living costs; compulsury overtime during peak production; limited protective equipment; regular occuring injuries and health problems. | Lamphun Thailand | SOMO | Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | MMI Precision (Thailand) Co. Ltd (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Fujikura) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of JVC) (Supplier Of Fabrinet) (Supplier Of Shindengen Electric Manufacturing) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (about 700 employees) manufacturing hard disk drives: wage discrimination against agency workers; workers state that overtime is necessary to cover basic expenditures; on an incident 3 years ago management laid off all (1400 workers) union members; 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/ week (72-84 hours/week); overtime is a requierement; at times no day off/month is provided; health and safety concerns; workers complain over very heavy lifting, heat rashes, sore and dry throats, skin burns. | Nawa Nakhon, Thailand | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Shenzhen Yonghong (Owned by Shenzhen Zhonghan Science & Tech Co.) (Subsidiary of FSP Group) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Huawei) (Supplier Of Tsinghua Tongfang) (Supplier Of Founder Group) (Supplier Of TCLCorporation) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Ruijie Networks) (Supplier Of Great Wall Motors) (Supplier Of Datang Telecom) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Evoc) | Labor violations at electronics manufacturer: over 200 children workers hired under the age of 16; required to work 1.5 hours daily without pay; normal work 13 hours/day for 30 days (390 hours/month); more than 400 hours/month during peak seasons, 60 of those without pay; no gloves, masks and proper ergonomics in workplace; hand, eye and other bodily injuries. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 01/02/2007 | CKL Electronics Co. Ltd. (Part Of APCB) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited) (Supplier Of Delta Group) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Sony) | Labor concerns at electronics factory (850 workers): wages not enough to cover living expenditures; compuslory overtime between January-June; work over 60 hours/week; sometimes during peak season workers do two shifts (24 hours a day in total); exposure to hazardous chamicals with insufficient safety equipment; coughing and irritated skin; at least two cases have been found of workers having poisonous chemicals in their blood; frequent factory fires with insufficient fire protection. | Thailand | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited (Part Of Delta Group) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) | Labor concerns at factory (about 12,000 employees) manufacturing electronic components: contract workers discriminated vis-à-vis regular workers; wages not sufficient to cover living expenditures; LCD workers solder lead and inhale the smoke; accident reported in 2001 were 6 people died after building collapse. | Thailand | SOMO | Deaths, Discrimination, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/12/2005 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Dell) |
Low wages and long work hours in Chinese company supplying
motherboards, enclosures, coolers, etc; workers complain over not having a single day off for months; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses.
| Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 01/12/2005 | (Suppliers Of Acer) | Serious problems in 5 Acer suppliers; work 72 hours/week during peak season at factory in Philippine's; workers complain over not having a single day off for months in Chinese supplier; most worker wages are insufficient to cover living expenses; workers exposed to chemical dust and welding smoke. | China and Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 01/05/2011 | SSM India (Supplier Of Crystal Group) (Supplier Of Mothercare) (Supplier Of Abercrombie & Fitch) (Supplier Of Marks & Spencer) (Supplier Of Next) (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of Primark) (Supplier Of S.Oliver) (Supplier Of The Children’s Place) (Supplier Of Izod) (Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH)) | Sumangali workers at factory (~5,000 workers) manufacturing apparel: below legally-set minimum wages; 12 hour daily shifts for hostel workers ( 72 hours/week) plus mandatory overtime in peak season; 15 year old girls recruited; workers not allowed to leave factory premises freely. | Tamil Nadu, India | SOMO | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Tianjin Samsung Mobile Display (TSMD) (Part Of Tianjin Central Electronic Information Group, Ltd.) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of Microsoft) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of K-Touch) (Part Of Samsung) | Labor violations at SDI Mobile factory (3500 workers) producing mobile displays: workers reach up to 186 hours of overtime during peak season; overtime is forced; serious gender and age discrimination; insulting and beating up of workers; hiring workers under 18 years of age; some workers receive wages below the legal minimum. | Xiqing, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 31/08/2012 - 01/05/2012 | Intops (Tianjin) Electronics Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | Legal violations at factory (about 1200 workers) manufacturing cell phone casings: about 100 hours/month of overtime during low season; about 150 hours/month during peak season; low base wage (1310 RMB - $206); workers dependent on overtime in order to make a living wage; no protective masks for workers in contact with printing fumes; physical pat downs from security guards; verbal abuse. | Jinnan, Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard |