Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2016 - 01/03/2016 | (Supplier Of Marks & Spencer) (Supplier Of Esprit) | Non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50) at garment factory (3,500 workers). | Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | SOMO | Non-Living Wage | |
| 31/07/2016 - 01/03/2016 | (Supplier Of Kmart) (Supplier Of C&A) (Supplier Of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)) | Labor concerns at garment factory (4,680 workers): non-living wages; monthly base wages between BDT 5,300 - BDT 14,084 (€ 61.90 - € 164.50); and work regularly over 60 hour/week; workers are forced to work overtime during urgent shipments; workers afraid of losing their job if they join a union. | Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 29/07/2013 - 01/03/2013 | AVY Precision Technology Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sanyo) | Labor violations at factory (3,000 employees) manufacturing exterior computer parts: forced labor; ID's withheld for 3-14 days preventing workers from leaving the factory; hiring discrimination over age groups (above 35 years old) and workers with tattoos; discrimination against pregnant women; insufficient training procedure; 12 hour daily shifts (~136 hours monthly overtime); work 20- 31 days month; unpaid 14 hours of monthly overtime; mandatory overtime; base wage cannot meet basic needs ($240.95); workers rely on overtime; 80% of employees work while standing; factory disposes cutting solution to sewage system; chemical hazard; injuries; dispatch workers don't recieve social insurance; worker harassement and scolding if quota isn't met. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/06/2016 | Dongguan Chenming Electronic Company Ltd (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Intel Corporation) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of HTC) (Supplier Of Huawei) | Labor concerns at factory (about 3,500 workers) manufacturing parts of electronic products: the factory does not strictly adhere to the terms of the employment contract; 12-13.5 daily work shifts; some shifts last up to 15 hours; workers must go 3 months without a single day off; forced labor is present at the factory; monthly wage is 2000 RMB (308USD); workers are not given any fire safety training; some reported injuries. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 13/06/2016 | Lam Sun Plastic Products Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Famosa) (Supplier Of Spin Master) (Supplier Of Crayola) | Labor issues at toy factory: workers often work more than 60 hours/week; more than 90 overtime hours/month; age discrimination (bellow 40 years old); sex discrimination at assembly department; compulsory overtime; "wages are abysmally low" in injection, assembly and printing departments (8.7 RMB/hour or 1.3 USD/hour); often find foreign matters in their food, and leftovers will be resold in the next meal; workers are exposed to a variety of toxic chemicals without protective equipment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | United Win Technology Limited (Part Of Wintek Corporation) (Supplier Of Apple) | Accusations over labor abuses at factory (18,000 - 20,000 workers) manufacturing electronics parts: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 30 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); verbally abusive management. | Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination | |
| 13/06/2016 | Zhenyang Toy Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Smoby) (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of NSI International) (Supplier Of Buengna) (Supplier Of Stanley Black & Decker) (Supplier Of 3D Coin Art) | Labor issues at toy factory: 12 hour daily shifts during peak season (May - October), 6 days/week; too low wages; base wage is insufficient to cover workers living costs; 8.7 RMB/hour (1.3 USD/hour); workers work with toxic chemicals; in assembly room no protection equipment was offered other than a work hat; during peak season, applications for sick leave hardly get approved; the training officer required all workers to check the “I’m willing to work overtime” option without asking them. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Kenseisha Sdn. Bhd. (Subsidiary of Quanta Computer) (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (700 workers) producing aluminum cases for laptop computers: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; during the off-season workers can get one day off per week; during peak production they only get one day off every two months; monthly overtime 85-150 hours; verbally abusive managers; use of equipment is not closely monitored; work-related injuries occur occasionally; base salary insufficient for workers to support themselves. | Fengxian, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | BYD Company Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor concerns at factory (30,000 workers) manufacturing electronics: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of chlid labor (as low as 16); as many as 12 hour daily work shifts; and as many as 30 days/month; verbally abusive management; workers regularly exposed to chemicals, radiation, and other occupational hazards with inadequate protective equipment; deafening and extremely hot environment; at least four work-related injuries reported in the laser welding workshop such as cuts or hands crushed by machinery; pay for most workers is calculated according to lowest local monthly salary (1,320 RMB = $209). | Baolong District, Shenzhen, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 19/05/2016 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Worker accused electronics factory for " blatant exploitation": management got rid of food subsidies; the lowest wages paid were reduced to the bare minimum of 2,190 RMB; forced workers to pay the individual portion of social insurance. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance |