Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Forced Overtime(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Xin Wei Toy Factory (Supplier Of BMW) | 13 hours of work/day, and 15 hour overall stay in the factory making toys. Hours increase on peak season. No rest days for entire months. Coerced overtime. Low wages. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | Pearl Tower Garments & Toys (Shenzhen) Co. LTD (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of 21st Century Fox) (Supplier Of Kid Brands) (Supplier Of Gosh International) | During peak season, work for piece-rate workers usually lasts from 8:00 am to around 12:00 am. Long hours and low wages in factory producing stuffed dolls and plastic toys. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2013 - 01/03/2013 | Jabil Circuit Inc. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) manufcturing iphones: hiring discrimination over age (18-35) and tattoos; inadequate safety training; 12 hour daily work shifts; approximately 6 days/week; work reaching 110 hours of monthly overtime; standing work for 11.5 hours; 11 hours of forced and unpaid monthly overtime; potential audit fraud; workers rely on overtime work to earn a living wage; base wage is 1,500 RMB ($245). | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | Duoyuan Plastic Production Co. LTD (Supplier Of Sanrio) (Supplier Of Hasbro) | Each worker averages a total of 300 hours per month, making plastic toys. Harsh conditions, low pay and lack of safety precautions. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 20/04/2007 | Ju Qian (Capable) Furniture Factory (Part Of Tian He (天荷) Corporation) (Supplier Of Conforama) (Supplier Of IKEA) | Workers during slow season stay in factory for 12 hours/day, 6 days/week making furniture, among other violations. Peak season schedule - 15 hours/day. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 21/12/2006 | Hua Tai 4K Factory (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Toys "R" Us) | Workers paid below subsistence-level wages making Bratz dolls; 51 ½ cents an hour; $4.13 a day. Routine 13 ½ to 15 ½ –hour shifts, seven days a week. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 14/12/2012 | HTNS Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | 3 children as low as 14 years of age were discovered in electronics factory (1100 workers): 12 hour daily shifts; over 150 hours of monthly overtime during peak season; crude management culture. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard | |
| 22/12/2005 | Panyu United (Supplier Of Walmart) | Workers kept at the factory 13 hours/day, seven days a week, paid 34 cents an hour making gift cards & notebooks. | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 21/12/2005 | Tsun Tat Toy Company Ltd (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Dollar General) | Workers forced to work 15 to 19.5 hours a day, seven days/week making plastic toys for 43 cents an hour. Repetitive work - one operation every three seconds - leaves them with blistered and bleeding hands and fingers. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, National Labor Committee | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 05/09/2012 | Kingsoft | Internet post reveals 25-year-old employee was found dead in the office. Shortly before the post, Kingsoft’s subsidiary Kingsoft Internet uploaded a picture of an employee laying his head on the desk and sleeping, saying that employees were working overtime for an entire week for the release of new product. | China | China Labor Watch (6th par) | Deaths, Forced Overtime |