Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 04/02/2016 | Xinhui Ri Xing Stainless Steel Products (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Kuhn Rikon) (Supplier Of Macy's) (Supplier Of Kohl's) (Supplier Of IKEA) (Supplier Of Carrefour) (Supplier Of Clas Ohlson) (Supplier Of Winco) (Supplier Of Vollrath) (Supplier Of SUS) | Workers toil for 11 hours/day, 26 days/month in low season, and 30 days/month in high season. Essential safety equipment is missing, and it is not given to workers unless there is an inspection. If the inspection finds any violation, management forces workers to pay the fine. | Jiangmen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 20/11/2015 | Zhenyang Wanju Factory (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) | Devastating sweatshop conditions with workers exposed to toxic chemicals such as industrial alcohol and acetone, or extremely loud machines. Factory's industrial waste water is discharged directly into a nearby river without treatment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 20/11/2015 | Combine Will (Dongguan) Industrial Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of McDonald's) (Supplier Of Mattel) | Workers do 13.5 hour daily shifts accumulating up to or more than 100 hours of overtime per month, nearly three times the Chinese legal maximum. They're not permitted to go to the restroom or get water because it is deemed a risk to production speed. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 20/11/2015 | Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company (Supplier Of Fisher Price) (Supplier Of Mattel) | Workers exposed to toxic chemicals without protective equipment, reported injuries, overtime workhours reaching 80 hrs/month among other violations at toy factory. | Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance |