Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 30/04/2011 - 01/04/2011 | Catcher Technology (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) | 10.5 working hours per day, 7 days/week regardless of peak or off season. Workers are being scolded, if being slow. At times physical abuse is in order. Workers complain of strong toxic odors, when manufacturing mobile phones and cameras. | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
| 11/10/2011 | Gucci (Owned by Kering) | Five former Gucci-employees publicly release an open letter claiming that the company was a "sweatshop", alleging abusive management, over 12 hour daily shifts, at times staying until 2-3:00 am, forced overtime, among other grievances. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Daily | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 24/09/2008 | (Suppliers Of Apple) (Suppliers Of LG) (Suppliers Of Motorola) (Suppliers Of Nokia) (Suppliers Of Samsung) (Suppliers Of Sony) | Report reveals severe violations of workers’ rights in Asian (China, Philippines) mobile phone factories. | China and Philippines | SOMO | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/07/2009 | (Suppliers Of Apple) (Suppliers Of Acer) (Suppliers Of ASUS) (Suppliers Of Celestica Inc.) (Suppliers Of Dell) (Suppliers Of Seiko Holdings Corporation) (Suppliers Of Fujitsu) (Suppliers Of Hitachi) (Suppliers Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Suppliers Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Suppliers Of Intel Corporation) (Suppliers Of Lenovo) (Suppliers Of LG) (Suppliers Of Motorola) (Suppliers Of NEC) (Suppliers Of Nokia) (Suppliers Of Philips) (Suppliers Of Seagate Technology) (Suppliers Of Siemens) (Suppliers Of Sony) (Suppliers Of Toshiba) (Suppliers Of Samsung) | Report reveals that suppliers of computer components in the Philippines violated labour laws and codes of conduct of computer brands. | Philippines | SOMO | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 10/01/2014 | Samsung | Workers riot at Samsung factory, after late-arriving worker is beaten by security guards. | Thai Nguyen, Vietnam | Business Insider | Abusive Management, Beatings & Violence, Injuries & Diseases | |
| 20/05/2015 | (Supplier Of Dell) | Documentary investigates low wages, excessive work hours and other labor violations in Dell supply chain factories. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Kalla Fatka - TV4 | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage | |
| 22/05/2013 | Monde 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. | Bangladesh | CBS News | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Wages | |
| 03/10/2013 | Next 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, Bangladesh | The Wall Street Journal | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 17/12/2012 | Dream International (Zhengrun Toy Factory) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Universal Studios) (Supplier Of SeaWorld Orlando) (Supplier Of Walgreens) (Supplier Of Kmart) (Supplier Of Costco) (Supplier Of RiteAid) (Supplier Of Build-A-Bear Workshop) (Supplier Of Caltoy) | Work hours reaching 15,5 hours not including the two meal breaks, 6 ½ hours of overtime daily, 7 days/week at peak seasons, and Lack of fire protection. "It’s very unsafe. If there was an emergency, people could not get out!" | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime |