Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2000 - 01/02/1998 | Kong Tai Shoes Mfg. Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Reebok) | Very low wages, 15.5 hours work/day, 30 days/month in peak season, 13.5 hour work per day under normal conditions, use of toxic substances without protective equipment, workers trained to lie when inspected by auditors. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/12/2000 - 01/01/1999 | Xin Qiao Electronics (Supplier Of Faberware) | 16.5 hours work a day during peak seasons for workers, all standing, 30 days/month. 15.5 hours of work under normal conditions. Extremely low wages. Heavy workload. Humiliating and abusive management. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/12/2000 - 01/01/2000 | Li Feng Trademark Manufacturing, Ltd. (Supplier Of Nike) (Supplier Of Reebok) | Extremely low wages, dormitories packed with 12 people/room, 60% have to stand on their feet while working, in busy season workers toil for 13 hours/day, some work continuously for 50 days without any day of rest, usage of toxic methylbenzene, without protective equipment. | Shangyuan, Dongguan, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/04/2011 | MSI Computer Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of Dell) | Very low wages. If production quota is not met workers must work unpaid additional overtime. Excessive workhours - 12hours/day. During peak season, there are only 1 to 2 days of rest each month. Talking is strictly forbidden. If managers discover mistakes, they verbally abuse workers. In certain departments, workers must stand for their entire shift. Evening shift workers show exhaustion and significant health deterioration. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/05/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) | Average work load consists of 10 hours/day, 6 days/week. All workers in the Apple notebook production departments are given almost no rest - 12 hours/day. | Longhua, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 31/03/2011 - 01/03/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Compaq) (Supplier Of Intel Corporation) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Cisco Systems) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Nokia) | Workload of 10 hours/day and six days/week for workers in electronics factory. | Kunshan, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/05/2011 | TE Connectivity (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of General Electric) (Supplier Of BMW) (Supplier Of Ericsson) (Supplier Of Cisco Systems) | Significantly low wages, and production quotas which if not reached workers must toil additional hours without overtime pay assembling wires. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/05/2011 | Flextronics Ltd., Co. (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Microsoft) (Supplier Of Siemens) (Supplier Of Philips) (Supplier Of Alcatel) (Supplier Of TCLCorporation) | During peak season (June-October), workers must work 10.5 hours daily, 7 days/week. Working hours exceed 310 hours per month, including 130 hours of overtime. A 23-year-old male worker was recently killed in the warehouse when a vehicle loaded with products backed into him. | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/03/2011 | Hongkai Electronic Technology (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of NEC) (Supplier Of ABLECOM) (Supplier Of Herman Miller, Inc) (Supplier Of Jabil Circuit Inc.) (Supplier Of General Electric) | 11-12 work hours each day, for 30 days each month - monthly overtime exceeding 142 hours - during peak season (September - November). If workers do not work overtime, they won't get a living wage. Malfunctioning machines lead in the past to over 8 major accidents resulting in life-long disabilities. Work pace is fast, no time to use the bathroom. Managers speak harshly and crudely to workers. | Huangjiang, Dongguang, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/05/2011 - 01/04/2011 | Compal Electronics Technology (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Lenovo) | Low wages and 10 hour work time, including mandatory overtime manufacturing electronic devices. If production quotas are not met, additional mandatory overtime is in order. Poor working environment with no ventilation, no free masks, extremely loud noises and skin radiation. | kunsham, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard |