Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/2016 | Zhi Ya Undergarment (Supplier Of Alibaba Group) | Child worker (14 years old) dies at home of overwork exhaustion, family claims; 11-12 hour daily shifts. | Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Child Labor, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours | |
| 12/04/2016 | Apple | Apple accused of publishing false data concerning labor conditions on it's supplier factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Consumer Deception, Fraud, Inspection Fraud | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Catcher Technology (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Compaq) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of ASUS) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Nokia) | Labor concerns at factory (~14,000 workers) manufacturing components for laptops, digital cameras, and mobile devices: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 30 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12 hour daily shifts; during peak season (April to December), workers get at most two days a month and may not have a single day off for an entire month; verbally abusive management; the simple face masks that the factory provides do not effectively prevent workers from inhaling metal dust; a thick layer of metal particles was evident under workers’ nostrils; safety training to new workers nor do they inform workers of the inherent risks of their occupations; workers need to work overtime to make ends meet; average monthly salary is approximately 2,900 RMB (≈$460). | Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | TOYO Precision Appliance Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Envada) (Supplier Of Dafu) (Supplier Of Dagong) | Labor concerns at factory (~1,000 workers) producing metal cases for laptops: age discrimination upon hiring (16 - 35 years old); use of student labor (as low as 16); 12-13.5 hour daily shifts; workers can only take off one day per month during peak season (monthly overtime may exceed 200 hours); verbally abusive management; workers complain over 'overwhelming' chemical odor; workers need to work overtime to make ends meet; average monthly pay is 3,000-3,500 RMB (≈$476-555). | Kunshan, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 30/04/2012 - 01/01/2012 | RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Pegatron Group) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of ASUS) | Labor issues at (3) factory plants (~20,000 workers) specializing in producing cases for consumer electronic equipment: 11-12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week on average; work 7 days/week during peak production (as many as 31 days/month); workers may not have a day off for months at a time; work may reach as many as 18 hours/day; verbally abusive management; dangerous working environment; very poor quality safety equipment, factory switches to better only during customer visit or audit; hundreds student workers aged as low as 16 year old; workers have to take overtime in order to make ends meet (base salary 1,280 RMB ≈$203). | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/11/2012 | Wei Lee Fung Plastic Product Co., Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of McDonald's) (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor issues at toy factory (less than 6,000 workers): 11 hour daily shifts; workers seldom work with protective gear; lack of living wage. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/10/2012 - 15/10/2012 | Winty Industries Corporation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of Kwok's Winty Manufacturing Limited) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Disney) | Labor concerns at factory producing plastic toys such as Barbie: lack of a living wage for workers; average monthly work is 300 hours; illegally low overtime pay; wage discrimination on temporary workers; worker safety concerns; no masks or sound reducing earmuffs provided. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/11/2012 - 01/10/2012 | Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Fisher Price) | Labor concerns at factory (3,000 workers) manufacturing plastic toys: 12 hour daily work shifts; 26 days/month; compulsury overtime work; lack of living wage; no gloves provided to workers using toxic chemical thinner; no masks provided to workers in spraying department; management discourages unionizing. | Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 14/05/2011 | Xinghao Handbag factory (Supplier Of Gucci) (Supplier Of Coach) (Supplier Of Diesel) | Female factory worker (44 years old) at luxury leather handbag assembly jumps from factory's 5th floor. | Tangxiazhen, Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 03/06/2011 | Xixing Electronics (Guangzhou) Co Ltd | Worker suddenly dies in his sleep. Family members allege his death is related to many hours of forced overtime. | Luogang district, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime |