Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
04/02/2016Guangdong Master Group Stainless Steel Company
(Supplier Of Cuisinart)
(Supplier Of WMF)
(Supplier Of iBC)
(Supplier Of Tupperware)
(Supplier Of TESCOMA)
(Supplier Of Zwilling)
(Supplier Of Crofton)
(Supplier Of NUWAVE)
(Supplier Of Cuisine Sante International)
(Supplier Of Fontignac)
(Supplier Of Momscook)
(Supplier Of MUSTCHEF)
Workers exposed to hazardous toxins such as "polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) during the coating process and a wax stripper substance, which are poisonous to human health, without wearing protective masks". Factories lack essential safety precautions such as carbon masks, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, etc.
Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
04/02/2016Anotech International Kitchenware Company
(Supplier Of GreenPan)
Over exhausted workforce sleeping next to machines in the workshop. Their safety "equipment distributed is insufficient". On the day of the investigation "a worker's hand was smashed by a pressing machine".Jiangmen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
04/02/2016Linkfair (Xianfeng Stainless Steel Manufactured Products)
(Supplier Of Paderno)
(Supplier Of Delimano)
(Supplier Of NUWAVE)
(Supplier Of Carrefour)
(Supplier Of Lagostina)
(Supplier Of Princess House)
Fingers crushed and other hand injuries occur in Linkfair factory where workers toil with limited occupational safety. "During high  season, workers will have a shift every day of the month without rest, including daily overtime (accumulating between 124 - 154 hours/month, between three and four times the Chinese legal  maximum). "When the factory is unable to pay insurance, management will give workers 100 RMB ($16) to lie to government inspectors."Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
04/02/2016Three A Stainless Steel Products Grouping Co.
(Supplier Of IKEA)
(Supplier Of Mobelix)
(Supplier Of Konig)
(Supplier Of Russel Hobbs)
(Supplier Of Laguiole)
(Supplier Of Sabatier)
(Supplier Of Morphy Richards)
(Supplier Of Glorious)
(Supplier Of Polaris)
(Supplier Of Gam'Hotel)
(Supplier Of Stanley Rogers)
(Supplier Of Galeria)
(Supplier Of Sola)
(Supplier Of Cuisinox)
(Supplier Of AMC)
(Supplier Of Bergner)
(Supplier Of Maser)
(Supplier Of Oppein)
Polishing workers are exposed to black dust and fumes without wearing masks, or other health and safety equipment. The company provides them with such, only when there's an outside inspection.Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages
04/02/2016Xinhui Ri Xing Stainless Steel Products
(Supplier Of Walmart)
(Supplier Of Kuhn Rikon)
(Supplier Of Macy's)
(Supplier Of Kohl's)
(Supplier Of IKEA)
(Supplier Of Carrefour)
(Supplier Of Clas Ohlson)
(Supplier Of Winco)
(Supplier Of Vollrath)
(Supplier Of SUS)
Workers toil  for 11 hours/day, 26 days/month in low season, and 30 days/month in high season. Essential safety equipment is missing, and it is not given to workers unless there is an inspection. If the inspection finds any violation, management forces workers to pay the fine.
Jiangmen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
10/07/2014Shinyang Electronic Co. Ltd.
(Supplier Of Samsung)
Adult and child workers (including 5 children under 16) are made to work 11 hours per day, as many as 30 days per month coming in contact with harmful chemicals, such as industrial alcohol and thinners. Monthly overtime may reach up to 120 hours.
Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
25/09/2014Jabil Circuit Inc.
(Supplier Of Apple)
Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) including: unsafe working environment, verbally abusive management, workforce dependent on overtime wages, cases of unpaid overtime wages, crowded dormitories (8 people/per room).Wuxi, Jiangsu, ChinaChina Labor WatchAbusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
21/07/2015Jingyu 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Overtime
22/10/2015Pegatron 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, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime
09/12/2015Paragon Apparels Pvt. Ltd
(Supplier Of Adidas)
Workers endure exposure to dangerous chemicals, inadequate safety measures and excessive overtime.Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaFair Labor AssociationExcessive Work Hours, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime