Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/07/2015 | Jingyu Toy Products (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Tomy) | Occasions of long overtime in busy seasons. Worker explains: "The factory makes workers toil until 2 in the morning, still expecting them to come to work later in the morning for the day shift." | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 22/10/2015 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Workers producing iPhone 6s spend as much as 119 overtime hours/month, and once home they sleep in moldy, unhygienic dorms infested with bed bugs alongside 13 other people. | Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 09/12/2015 | Paragon Apparels Pvt. Ltd (Supplier Of Adidas) | Workers endure exposure to dangerous chemicals, inadequate safety measures and excessive overtime. | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | Fair Labor Association | Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 05/05/2015 | Paragon Apparels Pvt. Ltd (Supplier Of Adidas) | Workers’ hours exceeded 60 hours per week, with “many workers” working between 14 and 18 hours per day. Multiple health and safety violations not addressed including chemical hazard. | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | Fair Labor Association | Excessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard | |
| 22/07/2006 | Henry Plastic Toy Factory (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of McDonald's) | Thousands of workers demonstrated protesting paltry wages and poor working conditions. Over 10 people were arrested. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 20/11/2015 | Zhenyang Wanju Factory (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) | Devastating sweatshop conditions with workers exposed to toxic chemicals such as industrial alcohol and acetone, or extremely loud machines. Factory's industrial waste water is discharged directly into a nearby river without treatment. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 20/11/2015 | Combine Will (Dongguan) Industrial Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of McDonald's) (Supplier Of Mattel) | Workers do 13.5 hour daily shifts accumulating up to or more than 100 hours of overtime per month, nearly three times the Chinese legal maximum. They're not permitted to go to the restroom or get water because it is deemed a risk to production speed. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 20/11/2015 | Winson (Taiqiang) Precision Manufacturing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Walmart) | Lack of protective equipment, while workers exposed to toxic chemicals. Workload reaching 11 hours/day, 6 days/week. Cramped dormitories containing 12 people/room. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 20/11/2015 | Jetta (Guangzhou) Industries Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Hasbro) | Low wages and lack of safety precautions among other problems at toy factory. | Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 20/11/2015 | Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company (Supplier Of Fisher Price) (Supplier Of Mattel) | Workers exposed to toxic chemicals without protective equipment, reported injuries, overtime workhours reaching 80 hrs/month among other violations at toy factory. | Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance |