Archives: Incidents

Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
24/11/2012Tazreen Fashions
(Supplier Of Walmart)
(Supplier Of Disney)
(Part Of Tuba Group)
(Supplier Of C&A)
(Supplier Of Fishman & Tobin / Li & Fung)
(Supplier Of Karl Rieker)
(Supplier Of El Corte Ingles)
(Supplier Of Teddy Smith)
(Supplier Of Dickie’s)
(Supplier Of Enyce)
(Supplier Of DELTA APPAREL)
(Supplier Of Sears)
(Supplier Of Edinburgh Woolen Mill)
(Supplier Of Piazza Italia)
(Supplier Of Simco)
(Supplier Of Success Apparel)
112 workers dead, and many more injured in deadly fire break out. Survivors were forced to jump off fifth floor windows to escape the fire.Ashulia, Dhaka Division, BangladeshClean Clothes Campaign, Al JazeeraDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard
02/02/2016Matrix Sweaters
(Supplier Of Inditex)
(Supplier Of Walmart)
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
(Supplier Of J.C. Penney)
(Supplier Of Marks & Spencer)
(Supplier Of Esprit)
(Supplier Of S.Oliver)
Inadequate safety precautions lead to a fire break-out, with some reported injuries.Gazipur, Dhaka Division, BangladeshILRF, CCC, MSN, WRCInjuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard
02/02/2016
(Suppliers Of Calvin Klein)
(Suppliers Of Lardini)
Unpaid overtime or unpaid bonuses, illegal deductions from wages and forced overtime  worked via various threats of sanctions.Prostějov, Czech RepublicClean Clothes CampaignNon-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
02/02/2016
(Suppliers Of Levi's)
(Suppliers Of Hugo Boss)
(Suppliers Of Vistula)
"Excessively low wages, health hazards, poor legal protection in case of illness and the fact that the rights to holiday leave are rarely exercised."
PolandClean Clothes CampaignExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
01/10/2015
(Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
A total of 518 violations of structural safety requirements, 836 fire safety violations and 650 electrical safety violations, an average of 62 safety violations per factory were uncovered in 32 factories H&M described as its most important, closest and most ethical business partners.
BangladeshILRF, CCC, MSN, WRCOccupational Hazard
28/01/2016
(Suppliers Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz))
205 H & M factory suppliers considered under-equipped and exposed to fire hazard.BangladeshILRF, CCC, MSN, WRCOccupational Hazard
26/01/2013Smart Fashion
(Supplier Of Bershka)
(Supplier Of lefties,)
(Supplier Of Inditex)
(Supplier Of SOL'S)
(Supplier Of Scott & Fox)
7 women killed in factory fire, including 3 children.Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsChild Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
22/05/2013Monde 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.BangladeshCBS NewsAbusive Management, Child Labor, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages
03/10/2013Next Collections Ltd.
(Supplier Of Gap)
(Supplier Of Old Navy)
(Supplier Of VF Corporation)
(Supplier Of Tommy Hilfiger)
(Part Of Ha-Meem Group)
(Supplier Of Phillips Van Heusen (PVH))
Excessive work hours at factory (4.500 workers) producing garments; many employees routinely work more than 100 hours/week; regularly work may last until 5 a.m to meet production targets.Dhaka, Dhaka Division, BangladeshThe Wall Street JournalAbusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression
09/10/2013Aswad Composite Mills
(Supplier Of Walmart)
(Supplier Of Primark)
(Supplier Of Hudson's Bay Company)
(Supplier Of Loblaws)
Garment factory catches fire; 10 workers dead; over 50 injured.Gazipur, Dhaka Division, BangladeshInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsDeaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard