Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/10/2012 - 01/10/2012 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) (Owned by Pegatron Group) | Gross and systematic labour abuses are found at iPad mini manufacturer, including excessive and unpaid overtime, abusive use of student labor, and hazardous working environments, according to NGO investigation. | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | SACOM | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 12/09/2012 | Ali Enterprises (Supplier Of KiK) | Fire ravages textile factory complex - at least 248 killed, many of whom were workers trapped behind locked doors. | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | The New York Times, Spiegel | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/09/2010 - 01/07/2010 | Hengtai Factory (Supplier Of BKC) (Supplier Of KFC) (Supplier Of BIC Plastics) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Taco Bell) | Poor conditions in factory (over 2,000 employees) manufacturing plastic toys; use of child laborers (16 years old); 12 hour daily work shifts (14 hours overall factory stay); 6 days/week; inadequate safety precautions on workers exposed to hazardous substances; factory fired ~70 workers protesting over pay and workhours. | Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 30/11/2008 - 01/11/2008 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (Supplier Of Adidas) | Very poor conditions at shoe factory (over 15,000 workers): frequent suicides; discrimination against workers; 10 hour regular daily shifts; at least 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during peak seasons; exposure to extreme high temperatures and chemicals; lack of safety equipment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Suicides, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2010 - 01/08/2010 | Jiujiang Smartball Sports Equipment Corporation (Supplier Of Adidas) | Investigation report at factory producing balls and other sports equipment reveals: 10-11 daily work shifts; 6 days/week; mandated overtime during peak season (October-June); work at least 84 hours/week in peak season; reported injuries; incidents of guards beating employees. | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | China Labor Watch | Beatings & Violence, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard | |
| 31/08/2010 - 01/08/2010 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (Supplier Of Adidas) | Report on shoe factory (YY-G3 factory) finds: 11 hour work shifts at peak season; plus 8 hour work on Saturday; very hot work space; forming and boiler workers work on up to 40 degrees temperature. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
| 08/07/2010 | Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (Supplier Of Adidas) | Male factory worker (Zhao Jianju) dies of heat stroke. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, China.Huanqiu | Deaths, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/05/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | 3 dead and 16 injured at polishing workshop from explosion of combustible dust in a duct, initial findings suggest. | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | The Wall Street Journal | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2011 | Foxconn Technology Group (Suppliers Of Apple) (Suppliers Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Suppliers Of Nokia) (Suppliers Of Dell) | Routine excessive overtime, public humiliations, poor health conditions and crowded dormitories revealed in 3 Foxconn plants in report by two NGOs. | Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Chongqing, China | SOMO | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/01/2011 | (Apple) (Nokia) (LG) (Ericsson) (Singtel) | Group of 36 Chinese environmental groups issue report, accusing electronics companies, especially Apple, of failing to address concerns over pollution and worker health issues in factories supplying its components. | China | Financial Times | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Occupational Hazard, Pollution |